Houden: Dutch verb forms
houden hield gehouden
to keep, preserve
/ˈɦɑu̯də(n)/
Conjugation
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | hou | hield | heb gehouden |
| jij, u | houdt | hield | hebt gehouden |
| hij, zij, het | houdt | hield | heeft gehouden |
| wij, jullie, zij | houden | hielden | hebben gehouden |
- Past participle: gehouden, with hebben.
Meaning in English
- to keep, preserve
- to keep, to care for
- to hold, to be engaged in
- to hold, to have, to organise (an event)
- to love; to like
- to take for, to consider, to see as
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