Lijden: Dutch verb conjugation
lijden leed geleden
to undergo, endure, suffer
/ˈlɛi̯də(n)/
As a verb: Conjugation of lijden
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | lijd | leed | heb geleden |
| jij, u | lijdt | leed | hebt geleden |
| hij, zij, het | lijdt | leed | heeft geleden |
| wij, jullie, zij | lijden | leden | hebben geleden |
- Past participle: geleden, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to undergo, endure, suffer
- to suffer
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- het lijden
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het lijden is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit lijden |
| that, those | dat lijden |
| which (the … that) | het lijden dat … |
| our | ons lijden |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- suffering
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