inlopen
Dutch
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch inlôpen. Equivalent to in (“in”) + lopen (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: in‧lo‧pen
Verb
inlopen
- (transitive) to walk in, to enter by walking
- Synonym: binnenlopen
- Ze zijn de verkeerde kamer ingelopen
- They walked into the wrong room
- (transitive, intransitive) to catch up (to reach something that had been ahead)
- Door harder te fietsen, kon ik de groep wielrenners voor mij inlopen
- By cycling faster, I was able to catch up with the group of cyclists ahead of me
- (transitive, intransitive) to make up for lost time, to catch up on something that one has missed or neglected
- Ik moet wat extra uren werken om mijn achterstand in te lopen
- I have to work some extra hours to catch up on my backlog
- (transitive) to wear in or break in something new, to make it more comfortable to wear or use
- Mijn nieuwe schoenen zaten heel strak, maar na een paar dagen inlopen zaten ze veel beter
- My new shoes were very tight, but after wearing them in for a few days, they felt much better
Inflection
Inflection of inlopen (strong class 7, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | inlopen | |||
past singular | liep in | |||
past participle | ingelopen | |||
infinitive | inlopen | |||
gerund | inlopen n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | loop in | liep in | inloop | inliep |
2nd person sing. (jij) | loopt in | liep in | inloopt | inliep |
2nd person sing. (u) | loopt in | liep in | inloopt | inliep |
2nd person sing. (gij) | loopt in | liept in | inloopt | inliept |
3rd person singular | loopt in | liep in | inloopt | inliep |
plural | lopen in | liepen in | inlopen | inliepen |
subjunctive sing.1 | lope in | liepe in | inlope | inliepe |
subjunctive plur.1 | lopen in | liepen in | inlopen | inliepen |
imperative sing. | loop in | |||
imperative plur.1 | loopt in | |||
participles | inlopend | ingelopen | ||
1) Archaic. |
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