achterwaren
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch achterwaren. Equivalent to achter- + waren (“to watch, keep, preserve”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
achterwaren
- (transitive, Southern) to keep safe, to protect
- (transitive, Southern) to oversee
- (transitive, Southern) to take care of, to nurse
Inflection edit
| Inflection of achterwaren (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | achterwaren | |||
| past singular | achterwaarde | |||
| past participle | achterwaard | |||
| infinitive | achterwaren | |||
| gerund | achterwaren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | achterwaar | achterwaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | achterwaart | achterwaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | achterwaart | achterwaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | achterwaart | achterwaarde | ||
| 3rd person singular | achterwaart | achterwaarde | ||
| plural | achterwaren | achterwaarden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | achterware | achterwaarde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | achterwaren | achterwaarden | ||
| imperative sing. | achterwaar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | achterwaart | |||
| participles | achterwarend | achterwaard | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||