wijzen
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.
Verb
wijzen
- (intransitive) to point
- Wijs niet naar anderen, dat is onbeleefd!
- Don't point at others, that's rude!
- De pijl wijst in de richting van de dichtstbijzijnde nooduitgang.
- The arrow points in the direction of the nearest emergency exit.
- (transitive) to point out, indicate
- De klok wijst twaalf uur.
- The clock indicates twelve o'clock.
- De leraar wees de leerlingen op hun fouten.
- The teacher pointed out their mistakes to the students.
- NRC Handelsblad, 12/15/2008
- Rudd wees er gisteren op dat Australië „de grootste vervuiler per hoofd van de bevolking [is] in de geïndustrialiseerde wereld”.
- Rudd indicated yesterday that Australia is "the biggest polluter per capita in the industrialized world."
- NRC Handelsblad, 12/15/2008
- Milieugroepen hebben zware kritiek op het klimaatplan. Ze wijzen erop dat Australië 85 procent van de elektriciteitsopwekking haalt uit kolencentrales, die weinig milieuvriendelijk zijn.
- Environmental groups have placed heavy criticism upon the climate plan. They point out that Australia gets 85 percent of its electricity generation out of coal plants, which are little environment-friendly.
- (transitive) to direct to (by extension, to send to)
- Kunt u mij de toiletten wijzen alstublieft?
- Could you direct me to the toilets please?
- De onderhandelingen waren op niets uitgelopen, en de diplomaten werden de deur gewezen.
- The negotiations had not resulted in any gains, and the diplomats were directed to the door. (i.e. they were sent away/dismissed)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of wijzen (strong class 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wijzen | |||
| past singular | wees | |||
| past participle | gewezen | |||
| infinitive | wijzen | |||
| gerund | wijzen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wijs | wees | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wijst, wijs2 | wees | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wijst | wees | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wijst | weest | ||
| 3rd person singular | wijst | wees | ||
| plural | wijzen | wezen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wijze | weze | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wijzen | wezen | ||
| imperative sing. | wijs | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wijst | |||
| participles | wijzend | gewezen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
wijzen
Noun
wijzen
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