verdrijven
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch verdriven. Equivalent to ver- + drijven. Cognate with German vertreiben, English fordrive (“to drive away, drive out, expel”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /vɛrˈdrɛi̯.və(n)/, /vərˈdrɛi̯.və(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧drij‧ven
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯vən
Verb edit
verdrijven
- (transitive) to expel, to dispel, to drive away
- Synonym: verjagen
- (transitive, of time) to while (away)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of verdrijven (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verdrijven | |||
| past singular | verdreef | |||
| past participle | verdreven | |||
| infinitive | verdrijven | |||
| gerund | verdrijven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verdrijf | verdreef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verdrijft | verdreef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verdrijft | verdreef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verdrijft | verdreeft | ||
| 3rd person singular | verdrijft | verdreef | ||
| plural | verdrijven | verdreven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verdrijve | verdreve | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verdrijven | verdreven | ||
| imperative sing. | verdrijf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verdrijft | |||
| participles | verdrijvend | verdreven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: verdryf