Dutch Word of the Day
lopen
/LOH-pen/ • verb — 14th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to walk (go on foot); also used figuratively to mean that something is running/going
Examples
- Ik loop elke ochtend naar school.
(I walk to school every morning.) - We lopen in het park.
(We are walking in the park.) - Het project loopt goed.
(The project is going well.)
Synonyms
- wandelen
- stappen
Lopen is used for literal walking and in many figurative expressions (e.g., 'het loopt goed' = it's going well). For ongoing actions Dutch often uses 'ik ben aan het lopen' or the simple present 'ik loop'. Irregular past forms: ik liep, wij liepen; past participle: gelopen.
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