halveren
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier halveeren, halvéren, an augmented form of Middle Dutch halven (“to halve”), equivalent to half + -eren. Compare similarly formed Middle High German halbieren (> modern German halbieren), from earlier Middle High German halben, helben (“to halve”), and Middle Low German halvêren (> modern German Low German halberen).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
halveren
- (transitive) to halve, to divide by two
- (transitive) to halve, to divide (e.g. by cutting) in two
Inflection[edit]
| Conjugation of halveren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | halveren | |||
| past singular | halveerde | |||
| past participle | gehalveerd | |||
| infinitive | halveren | |||
| gerund | halveren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | halveer | halveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | halveert | halveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | halveert | halveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | halveert | halveerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | halveert | halveerde | ||
| plural | halveren | halveerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | halvere | halveerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | halveren | halveerden | ||
| imperative sing. | halveer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | halveert | |||
| participles | halverend | gehalveerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||