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can mean both 'to drive' (be in control of a vehicle) or 'to ride'
(as a passenger or on a bicycle or a horse -
((het) paard
2)
- to ride a bicyle - ((de) fiets
2
3)
is usually fietsen
2
- more below
| Conjugation | |
Sample Sentences | |
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| Related Words | |
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Rijden
2
'to ride // to drive' is a
strong verb:
| rijden to ride/to drive |
- | reed rode/drove |
- | gereden ridden/driven |
|
| overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| rijden | to ride // to drive | |
| ik rijd | I'm riding/driving | |
| wij rijden | we're riding/driving | |
| ik reed | I rode/drove | |
| wij reden | we rode/drove | |
| ik heb gereden ik ben gereden |
I have ridden/driven | |
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2
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| simple present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| rijden | to ride // to drive | |
| ik rijd | I'm riding/driving | |
| jij rijdt | you're riding/driving (singular, informal you) | |
| hij rijdt | he's riding/driving | |
| wij rijden | we're riding/driving | |
| jullie rijden | y'all are riding/driving (plural, informal you) | |
| zij rijden | they are riding/driving | |
| U rijdt | you are riding/driving (polite you) | |
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| simple past tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| rijden | to ride // to drive | |
| ik reed | I rode/drove | |
| jij reed | you rode/drove | |
| hij reed | he rode/drove | |
| wij reden | we rode/drove | |
| jullie reden | y'all rode/drove | |
| zij reden | they rode/drove | |
| U reed | you rode/drove | |
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| present perfect tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ik heb gereden
ik ben gereden
| I have driven/ridden | |||
Ik ben naar Veenendaal gefietst
2
'I rode a bike to Veenendaal'
Ik heb een uur gefietst
2
'I rode a bike for an hour'
Ik heb een uur gelopen
2
'I walked for an hour'
Ik ben naar Amsterdam gelopen
2
'I walked to Amsterdam'
ik reed
2
I rode/drove
wijreden
we rode/drove
2
and 'rijd jij?'
2
3
( D )
are usually not pronounced
hard rijden
2
to drive fast
‑>>
- 2
rustig rijden
to drive calmly // drive calmly, don't rush
‑>>
ik rij(d) te hard
2
I'm driving (or riding) too fast
ik rij(d) op een driewieler
I'm riding a tricycle
Nu ik niet meer rij(d)
2
Now that I don't drive (or ride) anymore,
since I stopped driving (or riding)
Ik reed heel langzaam naar huis
2
I drove/rode home very slow
‑>>
Je reed te langzaam
2
You were driving/riding too slow
We reden naar de winkel
2
3
We drove/rode to the store
Hij reed achteruit de garage in
2
He drove into the garage backwards
Vrachtwagens reden af en aan
2
3
On and on, trucks kept driving up (there was a
continuous stream of trucks delivering stuff)
af en aan
2
on and on, a continuous stream
Toen ik z'n fiets optilde
begreep ik hoe hij zo hard kon
rijden
2
3
4
When I lifted up, picked up his bike I understood
how he could ride that fast
rij jij of rij ik?
2
3
'Are you driving or am I driving?'
(addressing backseat drivers who criticize your driving)
't Is twee uur rijden
2
It's [2 hours' driving] a 2-hour
drive
Het licht werd groen en we reden weg
2
'the light [became] turned green and
we drove [away] off'
Toen het licht groen werd reden we weg
2
'When the light turned green we drove off'
Als 't licht rood is moet je stoppen
2
'[If] When the light is red you have to stop'
Als 't licht groen is mag je doorrijden
2
'When the light is green you may
drive [through] on'
2
'driving test'
2
3
4
5
driver's license
2
I was angry because I had failed the driving test again
Hij is z'n rijbewijs voorgoed kwijt
2
3
4
He lost his driver's license 'for good,' it was suspended
indefinitely
(de) rit
drive, ride
2
3
(short) drive, ride
2
trial ride, test drive
The 'official, bureaucratic' word for bicyclist, like in a police report is
(de) wielrijder
2
and 'bicycle' is (het) rijwiel
- the common words are
(de) fietser
2
'bicylist' and (de) fiets
2
'bicycle.'
I thought up (de) driewielrijder
2
3
for a person riding a tricycle.
(het) rijtuig
horse-drawn carriage
Fietsen
2 'to ride a
bicycle'
| overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| fietsen | to ride a bicycle | |
| ik fiets | I'm riding a bicycle | |
| wij fietsen | we're riding bicycles | |
| ik fietste | I rode a bicycle | |
| wij fietsten | we rode bicycles | |
| ik ben gefietst ik heb gefietst |
I have ridden a bicycle | |
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The Dutch verb drijven
2
3
means 'to float' (not sink in water) or 'to drive' in the sense of
'direct, steer, lead to.' It's a
strong verb:
| drijven to float |
- | dreef floated |
- | gedreven floated |
2
|
wij dreven
we drove // we floated
een gedreven man
'a driven man'
- a very motivated, passionate person
overdrijven
2
to exaggerate
overdreven
2
3
4
5
exaggerated
Je moet niet overdrijven
2
You shouldn't exaggerate
Dat is schromelijk overdreven!
2
3
That's grossly exaggerated
't Onweer drijft over
2
The thunderstorm is blowing over
(is not happening)
op dreef komen
2
3
'to hit your, one's stride' - get going well, making
good progress
See also: Traffic
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