meelopen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From mee (with) +‎ lopen (to walk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːˌloː.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: mee‧lo‧pen

Verb

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meelopen

  1. (ergative) to accompany, to walk along
    Mijn dochter wilde niet alleen naar school lopen, dus ik besloot met haar mee te lopen.
    My daughter didn't want to walk to school alone, so I decided to walk with her.
  2. (intransitive, with "met") to toady, be a fellow traveller
    Je moet niet met die pestkop meelopen.You shouldn't toady to that bully.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of meelopen (strong class 7, separable)
infinitive meelopen
past singular liep mee
past participle meegelopen
infinitive meelopen
gerund meelopen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular loop mee liep mee meeloop meeliep
2nd person sing. (jij) loopt mee, loop mee2 liep mee meeloopt meeliep
2nd person sing. (u) loopt mee liep mee meeloopt meeliep
2nd person sing. (gij) loopt mee liept mee meeloopt meeliept
3rd person singular loopt mee liep mee meeloopt meeliep
plural lopen mee liepen mee meelopen meeliepen
subjunctive sing.1 lope mee liepe mee meelope meeliepe
subjunctive plur.1 lopen mee liepen mee meelopen meeliepen
imperative sing. loop mee
imperative plur.1 loopt mee
participles meelopend meegelopen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: loop mee