keer

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keːr/, [kɪːr] Hyphenation: keer Rhymes: -eːr === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch keer, kere, ultimately a derivative of Dutch keren (“to turn around, revolve”) (compare the semantic development of werf and English turn). Compare German Low German Kehr (“time, turn”), German Kehr (“turn, direction”), Old English ċierr ("turn, time, occasion"; > English chore). ==== Noun ==== keer m (plural keren, diminutive keertje n) time (occasion, instance) Synonyms: (formal) maal, (obsolete) werf Dit is de eerste keer dat ik naar Parijs reis. ― This is the first time I am traveling to Paris. Ze heeft me al meerdere keren uitgenodigd voor haar verjaardagsfeest. ― She has invited me to her birthday party multiple times. Bij elke keer dat ik haar zie, is ze vriendelijker. ― She becomes friendlier each time I see her. reversion, reversal, turn Na veel tegenslagen hoopten ze op een keer van geluk. ― After many setbacks, they hoped for a reversal of luck. Zijn optreden in de wedstrijd markeerde een belangrijke keer in zijn carrière. ― His performance in the match marked a significant turn in his career. Het bedrijf maakte een keer in strategie om de omzet te verhogen. ― The company made a reversal in strategy to increase revenue. ===== Usage notes ===== The singular form is normally used after numerals. Thus: vele keren – many times; but: drie keer – three times (lit. three-time). Despite keer having masculine gender, one commonly encounters the construction dit keer (i.e. with the neuter proximal determiner dit, rather than the masculine/feminine deze) in informal usage. But *het keer en *dat keer are not used. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Jersey Dutch: kôr === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== keer inflection of keren: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === kere == Gagauz == === Etymology === Cognate to Turkish kâr. === Noun === keer profit ==== References ==== Baskakov, N. A. (1991), İsmail Kaynak, A. Mecit Doğru, transl., Gagauz Türkçesinin Sözlüğü [The Dictionary of Gagauz Turkish] (in Turkish), Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, page 142