Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch mishandelen. Equivalent to mis- +‎ handelen, cognate with German misshandeln.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɪsˈɦɑn.də.lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mis‧han‧de‧len

Verb edit

mishandelen

  1. (transitive) to abuse, to mistreat, to maltreat, to hurt

Inflection edit

Inflection of mishandelen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive mishandelen
past singular mishandelde
past participle mishandeld
infinitive mishandelen
gerund mishandelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mishandel mishandelde
2nd person sing. (jij) mishandelt mishandelde
2nd person sing. (u) mishandelt mishandelde
2nd person sing. (gij) mishandelt mishandelde
3rd person singular mishandelt mishandelde
plural mishandelen mishandelden
subjunctive sing.1 mishandele mishandelde
subjunctive plur.1 mishandelen mishandelden
imperative sing. mishandel
imperative plur.1 mishandelt
participles mishandelend mishandeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: mishandel
  • Sranan Tongo: meshandel