Kruist

Kruist is a Dutch term that primarily refers to a verb form, but can also appear as a surname or place-name in rare cases. In most uses, kruist is the third-person singular present tense of the verb kruisen, which means to cross or to intersect.

In standard Dutch, the verb kruisen is conjugated as: ik kruis, jij kruist, hij kruist; wij kruisen, jullie kruisen, zij kruisen. The past tense is kruiste, and the past participle is gekruist, used with has or have gekruist. An example of a present-tense sentence is: Het fietspad kruist de hoofdweg. This shows kruist functioning as a verb form describing a crossing.

Etymology-wise, kruist derives from kruis, meaning cross, and is part of the broader family of Dutch words related to crossing or intersecting. The form is strictly a grammatical variant in Dutch and not a separate lexical item with a meaning beyond the verb.

Beyond grammar, kruist may occur as a family name or a toponym in Dutch-speaking areas, though such uses are uncommon. In those cases, the word is treated as a proper noun rather than as a verb form. For general readers seeking related terms, kruis is the noun for “cross,” and kruisen is the infinitive verb “to cross.”