Dutch Verb Lopen ('to walk') - Smartphones Page

Lopen   2 'to walk' is a strong verb:

lopen to walk

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liep walked

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gelopen walked

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'Lopen'   can occasionally be better translated as 'to hike' or even 'to run'

overview
lopen		to walk
ik loop		I'm walking
wij lopen		we're walking
ik liep		I walked
wij liepen		we walked
ik ben gelopen		I have walked
ik heb gelopen		I have walked
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simple present tense
(lopen 2 )		to walk
ik loop		I walk
jij loopt		you walk (singular, informal you)
hij loopt		he walks
wij lopen		we walk
jullie lopen		you walk (plural, informal you)
zij lopen		they walk

simple present tense - question mode
(lopen)		to walk
loop ik?		do I walk?
loop jij?		do you walk?
loopt hij?		does he walk?
lopen wij?		do we walk?
lopen jullie?		do y'all walk?
lopen zij?		do they walk?

U loopt		you walk (polite you)
loopt U?		do you walk?

simple past tense
(lopen 2 )		to walk
ik liep		I walked
jij liep		you walked
hij liep		he walked
wij liepen		we walked
jullie liepen		y'all walked
zij liepen		they walked
U liep		you walked

ik heb gelopen ik ben gelopen

I have walked

ik heb een uur gelopen 2 'I walked for an hour'

ik ben naar huis gelopen 2 'I walked home' ik ben naar Amsterdam gelopen 2 'I walked to Amsterdam'

'Lopen' is also used to indicate an ongoing activity in the Dutch continuous, like for instance in:
Hij loopt te schelden He is swearing, cursing out More examples on the continuous page - 2

Examples of Usage

Ik loop soms met een rollator 2 3 I sometimes [walk with] use a walker Ik kan er goed mee lopen 2 With it I can walk well (I walk more safely with its assistance, I walk better with it) ‑>> Ik kan er ver mee lopen 2 I can walk far with it, I can walk good distances with it Ik loop er elke dag mee 2 3 I walk with it every day, I use it every day for walking

op loopafstand within walking distance

Hij liep 't huis uit He walked out of the house

Ze liep naar 't huis toe She walked towards the house

Hij liep uit de vergadering He walked out of the meeting Hij draaide zich om en liep weg 2 3 He turned around and walked away

college lopen attending classes at a college or university - >>

'Lopen' is sometimes better translated as 'to be' or 'to get,' just like 'zitten' ‑>>

Er loopt een kat in de tuin 2 There's a cat in the yard

Die klok loopt achter 2 That clock [runs behind] is slow

't Loopt uit de hand 2 3 It's getting out of hand (we're losing control)

't Loopt in de gaten 2 3 4 5 [It walks into the eyes] - It's attracting attention, it's becoming conspicuous (het) gat 'hole' (vowel lengthening in the plural: gat/gaten ‑>>) - Stoett says 'gaten' here probably means 'look-holes, eyes'

't Zal wel niet zo'n vaart lopen 2 3 4 ['It's not going to pick up speed'] - It won't happen soon (so don't worry about it) (de) vaart 2 'momentum' - also: water tour; canal

Ik wil hem niet voor de voeten lopen 2 3 ['I don't want to walk in front of his feet'] - I don't want to be in his way (figuratively, hinder him) Iemand voor de voeten lopen 2 3 4 5 to be in someone's way (figuratively)

'Aflopen' usually means 'to end, come to an end' - also about stories or other imaginary events.
(de) afloop 2 the coming to an end of sequences of events like stories or reporting

't Is een aflopende zaak 2 a business or an endeavor heading downhill, on its last legs Hoe zal 't aflopen? How is it going to end? Hoe is 't afgelopen? How did it end? 't Loopt niet goed af 2 It's not going to end well Ik wil weten hoe 't afloopt 2 I want to know how it (usually a story) will end Ik ben benieuwd hoe 't afloopt 2 3 I'm curious how it's going to end Lang nadat de oorlog was afgelopen 2 3 Long after the war had ended Ik ben blij dat het goed is afgelopen I'm glad it ended well Ik had kunnen weten dat 't slecht zou aflopen 2 3 I could have known that it would end badly 't Moet afgelopen zijn! 2 3 It has to stop! It can't go on

'Afgelopen' 2 - the the past participle of 'aflopen' is usually translated as 'last' or 'past.'

afgelopen woensdag 2 last wednesday in de afgelopen dagen 2 3 in the past days

(De) aflopende rand 2 is a sloping edge, a 'bevel.'

in de loop van de dag in the course of the day

(de) samenloop van omstandigheden ['convergence, (running) coming together of circumstances'] - coincidence

(de) doodlopende weg 2 dead-end street

(de) looplamp portable lamp

(de) afloop 2	ending
(de) aanloop	run before a jump
(de) loopfiets	'walker bicycle' (no pedals, chain etc.)
(de) loopbaan	career ["life path"]
(de) loopgraaf 2	trench
(de) zandloper	[sand-runner] hourglass
(de) loper	bishop (chess) master key

(de) voorloper 2 3 4 5 precursor, forerunner

voorlopig 2 for the time being, in the immediate future; preliminary ‑>> Voorlopig nog niet 2 Not in the immediate future De voorlopige uitslag van de verkiezingen 2 3 4 The preliminary results of the elections ->>

terloops 'in passing,' casually

(de) stap step - the movement of leg and foot plural: stappen 2 ‑>> 'steps' - also a verb meaning 'visiting café's and bars' a step on a stair is (de) tree - also: (de) trede

'Lopen' can also be translated as 'to run,' often with engines or devices

De motor loopt weer 2 The engine is running again Hij loopt lekker 2 It's running fine, smoothly

(de) lopende band 2 3 [running -] conveyor belt, assembly line Aan de lopende band 2 'Like coming off a conveyor belt' - ceaselessly, continually (said for instance of someone producing an endless stream of jokes)

De kraan laten lopen 2 To let [the faucet] the water run Laat de kraan even lopen 2 3 4 5 Let the water run for a moment (to flush out the hot water)

Running and Strolling

rennen 2

hardlopen 2 3

rennen		to run
ik ren		I run
wij rennen		we run
ik rende		I ran
wij renden		we ran
ik heb gerend ik ben gerend		I have run

hardlopen		to run
ik loop hard		I run
ik liep hard		I ran
ik heb hardgelopen		I have run
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ik heb hardgelopen 2

I have run

Ik wilde net gaan hardlopen 2 I was just about to go running Morgen wil ik gaan hardlopen 2 Tomorrow I want to go running Ze heeft een marathon gelopen 2 She's done, run a marathon

Laten we niet te hard van stapel lopen 2 [Let's not launch too early] - Let's not rush into it

Ik moest rennen om de bus te halen 2 3 I had to run to catch the bus

Ik rende van de ene winkel naar de andere 2 I rushed from [one store to the other] store to store (het) geren 2 3 "running around,"  'hurry, haste'

'Hollen' 2 3 4 is an informal word for 'running, moving hurriedly'
't Is hollen of stilstaan 2 3 4 ['It's either running or staying put'] - 'When it rains, it pours'

wielrennen 2 bicycle racing ‑>>

A pleasant, enjoyable walk is (de) wandeling 2 - plural: wandelingen 2 ('walks, strolls') - the verb is wandelen

wandelen		to stroll
ik wandel		I stroll
wij wandelen		we stroll
ik wandelde		I strolled
wij wandelden		we strolled
ik heb gewandeld ik ben gewandeld		I have strolled

Ik wil gaan wandelen I want to go for a stroll Ik ben gaan wandelen I have gone for a stroll, I went hiking

We wandelden in het park 2 3 We were walking in the park We liepen te wandelen 2 3 We were strolling/walking/hiking

(de) boswandeling 2 forest stroll
(de) ruimtewandeling 2 spacewalk, EVA
(de) wandelwagen 2 stroller (transporting children)
(de) wandelende tak 2 'walking [branch] stick' (insect)

wandelstokken canes, walking sticks

bergschoenen ['mountain shoes'] - hiking boots

A Dutch Continuous
zitten - liggen - staan - lopen

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