hobben

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *hobben (attested only in the iterative hobbelen (“to move gently up and down, bob”)), from Old Dutch *hobbon, from Proto-West Germanic *hobbōn (“to move, stir, jump”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to bob, hop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔ.bə(n)/
• Rhymes: -ɔbən

Verb

hobben

1. (intransitive) to toil, struggle, to be worn out
2. (intransitive) to plod, trudge

Conjugation

Conjugation of hobben (weak)
infinitive	hobben
past singular	hobde
past participle	gehobd
infinitive	hobben
gerund	hobben n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hob	hobde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hobt, hob2	hobde
2nd person sing. (u)	hobt	hobde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hobt	hobde
3rd person singular	hobt	hobde
plural	hobben	hobden
subjunctive sing.1	hobbe	hobde
subjunctive plur.1	hobben	hobden
imperative sing.	hob
imperative plur.1	hobt
participles	hobbend	gehobd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• hobbelen
• hoppen
• huppen