Overleven: Dutch verb conjugation
overleven overleefde overleefd
to survive (to remain alive)
/ˌoː.vərˈleː.və(n)/
As a verb: Conjugation of overleven
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | overleef | overleefde | heb overleefd |
| jij, u | overleeft | overleefde | hebt overleefd |
| hij, zij, het | overleeft | overleefde | heeft overleefd |
| wij, jullie, zij | overleven | overleefden | hebben overleefd |
- Past participle: overleefd, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to survive (to remain alive)
- to survive, outlive (to live longer than)
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- het overleven
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het overleven 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 overleven |
| that, those | dat overleven |
| which (the … that) | het overleven dat … |
| our | ons overleven |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- survival
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