Overleven: Dutch verb forms
overleven overleefde overleefd
to survive (to remain alive)
/ˌoː.vərˈleː.və(n)/
As a verb: Conjugation
| 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: Forms
- 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
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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