"happen" meaning in Dutch

See happen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɦɑpə(n)/ Audio: Nl-happen.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑpən Etymology: From hap (“bite”) + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nl|hap|en<id:denominative>|t1=bite}} hap (“bite”) + -en Head templates: {{head|nl|noun form}} happen
  1. plural of hap Tags: form-of, plural Form of: hap
    Sense id: en-happen-nl-noun-L2OMGkHZ

Verb

IPA: /ˈɦɑpə(n)/ Audio: Nl-happen.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑpən Etymology: From hap (“bite”) + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nl|hap|en<id:denominative>|t1=bite}} hap (“bite”) + -en Head templates: {{nl-verb}} happen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|hap|happe}} Forms: weak [table-tags], happen [infinitive], happen [gerund, neuter], hap [first-person, present, singular], hapte [first-person, past, singular], hapt [present, second-person, singular], hap [present, second-person, singular], hapte [past, second-person, singular], hapt [formal, present, second-person, singular], hapte [formal, past, second-person, singular], hapt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], hapt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], hapte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], hapte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], hapt [present, singular, third-person], hapte [past, singular, third-person], happen [plural, present], hapten [past, plural], happe [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], hapte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], happen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], hapten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], hap [imperative, present, singular], hapt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], happend [participle, present], gehapt [participle, past]
  1. to take a bite Derived forms: afhappen, behappen, toehappen
    Sense id: en-happen-nl-verb-ZnYdHuyw Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative) Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative): 44 56

Inflected forms

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