Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French confronter, from Middle French confronter, from Latin confrontō. In the current sense likely derived from or influenced by English confront.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɔnfrɔnˈteːrə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧fron‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb edit

confronteren

  1. (transitive) to confront
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to compare

Inflection edit

Inflection of confronteren (weak)
infinitive confronteren
past singular confronteerde
past participle geconfronteerd
infinitive confronteren
gerund confronteren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular confronteer confronteerde
2nd person sing. (jij) confronteert confronteerde
2nd person sing. (u) confronteert confronteerde
2nd person sing. (gij) confronteert confronteerde
3rd person singular confronteert confronteerde
plural confronteren confronteerden
subjunctive sing.1 confrontere confronteerde
subjunctive plur.1 confronteren confronteerden
imperative sing. confronteer
imperative plur.1 confronteert
participles confronterend geconfronteerd
1) Archaic.

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