inlopen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Dutch inlôpen. Equivalent to in (in) +‎ lopen (to walk).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: in‧lo‧pen

Verb

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inlopen

  1. (transitive) to walk in, to enter by walking
    Synonym: binnenlopen
    Ze zijn de verkeerde kamer ingelopenThey walked into the wrong room
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to catch up (to reach something that had been ahead)
    Door harder te fietsen, kon ik de groep wielrenners voor mij inlopenBy cycling faster, I was able to catch up with the group of cyclists ahead of me
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to make up for lost time, to catch up on something that one has missed or neglected
    Ik moet wat extra uren werken om mijn achterstand in te lopenI have to work some extra hours to catch up on my backlog
  4. (transitive) to wear in or break in something new, to make it more comfortable to wear or use
    Mijn nieuwe schoenen zaten heel strak, maar na een paar dagen inlopen zaten ze veel beterMy new shoes were very tight, but after wearing them in for a few days, they felt much better

Conjugation

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Conjugation of inlopen (strong class 7, separable)
infinitive inlopen
past singular liep in
past participle ingelopen
infinitive inlopen
gerund inlopen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular loop in liep in inloop inliep
2nd person sing. (jij) loopt in, loop in2 liep in inloopt inliep
2nd person sing. (u) loopt in liep in inloopt inliep
2nd person sing. (gij) loopt in liept in inloopt inliept
3rd person singular loopt in liep in inloopt inliep
plural lopen in liepen in inlopen inliepen
subjunctive sing.1 lope in liepe in inlope inliepe
subjunctive plur.1 lopen in liepen in inlopen inliepen
imperative sing. loop in
imperative plur.1 loopt in
participles inlopend ingelopen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.