duren

See also: Duren, dureń, durèn, Düren, and дурень

Asturian

Verb

duren

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of durar

Catalan

Verb

duren

1. third-person plural present indicative of durar

Dutch

Alternative forms

• duuren (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdyrə(n)/, [ˈdyːrə(n)]

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• Hyphenation: du‧ren
• Rhymes: -yrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

1. (intransitive) to take (a certain time)

Conjugation

Conjugation of duren (weak)
infinitive	duren
past singular	duurde
past participle	geduurd
infinitive	duren
gerund	duren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	duur	duurde
2nd person sing. (jij)	duurt, duur2	duurde
2nd person sing. (u)	duurt	duurde
2nd person sing. (gij)	duurt	duurde
3rd person singular	duurt	duurde
plural	duren	duurden
subjunctive sing.1	dure	duurde
subjunctive plur.1	duren	duurden
imperative sing.	duur
imperative plur.1	duurt
participles	durend	geduurd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• duursport
• duurvorm
• duurzaam
• geduren
• kortdurend
• langdurig
• verduren
• voortduren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: duur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

duren

1. plural of duur

Anagrams

• dreun, runde

Galician

Verb

duren

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.rɛn/
• Rhymes: -rɛn, -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: du‧rèn

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren)

1. Alternative spelling of durian

Derived terms

• belah duren

 

Noun

durèn (plural duren-duren)

1. (slang) Contraction of duda keren (“stylist widower”).

Further reading

• “duren” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Noun

duren

1. Alternative spelling of durèn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French durer.

Verb

duren

1. to continue, to persist
2. to keep (in good condition)
3. to be durable
4. to continue, to stretch out
5. to stay, to reside
6. to endure, to hold out
7. to wait

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	duren
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	duren
In genitive	durens
In dative	durene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	dure	—
2nd singular	duurs, dures	—
3rd singular	duurt, duret	—
1st plural	duren	—
2nd plural	duurt, duret	—
3rd plural	duren	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	dure	—
2nd singular	duurs, dures	—
3rd singular	dure	—
1st plural	duren	—
2nd plural	duurt, duret	—
3rd plural	duren	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	duur, dure
Plural	duurt, duret
	Present	Past
Participle	durende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: duren
• Limburgish: doere

Further reading

• “duren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “duren (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English

Alternative forms

• durien, duiren, deoren, douren

Etymology

From Old French durer, from Latin dūrāre. Doublet of enduren.

Verb

duren

1. to last, continue, endure

Conjugation

Conjugation of duren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) duren, dure
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dure	dured
2nd-person singular	durest	duredest
3rd-person singular	dureth	dured
subjunctive singular	dure
imperative singular		—
plural1	duren, dure	dureden, durede
imperative plural	dureth, dure	—
participles	durynge, durende	dured, ydured

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: dure

References

• “dūren, v..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

duren

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative