tegenlopen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tēgenlôpen. Equivalent to tegen (against) + lopen (to walk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteː.ɣənˌloː.pə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: te‧gen‧lo‧pen

Verb

tegenlopen

  1. to encounter, meet
  2. to walk in the opposite direction
  3. to decline (of the wind)
  4. (dated) to go badly

Inflection

Conjugation of tegenlopen (strong class 7, separable)
infinitive tegenlopen
past singular liep tegen
past participle tegengelopen
infinitive tegenlopen
gerund tegenlopen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular loop tegenliep tegentegenlooptegenliep
2nd person sing. (jij) loopt tegenliep tegentegenloopttegenliep
2nd person sing. (u) loopt tegenliep tegentegenloopttegenliep
2nd person sing. (gij) loopt tegenliept tegentegenloopttegenliept
3rd person singular loopt tegenliep tegentegenloopttegenliep
plural lopen tegenliepen tegentegenlopentegenliepen
subjunctive sing.1 lope tegenliepe tegentegenlopetegenliepe
subjunctive plur.1 lopen tegenliepen tegentegenlopentegenliepen
imperative sing. loop tegen
imperative plur.1 loopt tegen
participles tegenlopendtegengelopen
1) Archaic.
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