dekken
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dekken
- (transitive) to cover
- Hij gebruikte een deken om zichzelf te dekken tijdens de koude nacht.
- He used a blanket to cover himself during the cold night.
- (transitive) to set (the table)
- De tafel is mooi gedekt voor het feest.
- The table is nicely set for the party.
- (transitive) to mount and impregnate (a female animal)
- De boer liet zijn stier een koe dekken om nakomelingen te krijgen.
- The farmer had his bull mount and impregnate a cow to get offspring.
Inflection edit
Inflection of dekken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | dekken | |||
past singular | dekte | |||
past participle | gedekt | |||
infinitive | dekken | |||
gerund | dekken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | dek | dekte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | dekt | dekte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | dekt | dekte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | dekt | dekte | ||
3rd person singular | dekt | dekte | ||
plural | dekken | dekten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | dekke | dekte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | dekken | dekten | ||
imperative sing. | dek | |||
imperative plur.1 | dekt | |||
participles | dekkend | gedekt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
- afdekken
- bedekken
- dek
- dekbok
- dekgeld
- dekhengst
- dekking
- deksel
- dekstier
- indekken
- onderdekken
- ontdekken
- opdekken
- overdekken
- toedekken
- verdekken