botsen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German butzen, butschen, from Middle High German butzen, *bōʒen (see modern Butzen (“to beat”)) or perhaps onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔtsə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bot‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɔtsən

Verb

botsen

1. (intransitive) to collide

Inflection

Conjugation of botsen (weak)
infinitive	botsen
past singular	botste
past participle	gebotst
infinitive	botsen
gerund	botsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bots	botste
2nd person sing. (jij)	botst	botste
2nd person sing. (u)	botst	botste
2nd person sing. (gij)	botst	botste
3rd person singular	botst	botste
plural	botsen	botsten
subjunctive sing.1	botse	botste
subjunctive plur.1	botsen	botsten
imperative sing.	bots
imperative plur.1	botst
participles	botsend	gebotst
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanbotsen
• botsing
• opbotsen
• samenbotsen