wanhopen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch wanhopen. Equivalent to wan- (“dis-”) + hopen (“to hope”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wanhopen
- (intransitive) to despair, to lose hope
- Synonym: vertwijfelen
Inflection edit
| Inflection of wanhopen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wanhopen | |||
| past singular | wanhoopte | |||
| past participle | gewanhoopt | |||
| infinitive | wanhopen | |||
| gerund | wanhopen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wanhoop | wanhoopte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wanhoopt | wanhoopte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wanhoopt | wanhoopte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wanhoopt | wanhoopte | ||
| 3rd person singular | wanhoopt | wanhoopte | ||
| plural | wanhopen | wanhoopten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wanhope | wanhoopte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wanhopen | wanhoopten | ||
| imperative sing. | wanhoop | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wanhoopt | |||
| participles | wanhopend | gewanhoopt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||