adopteren

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːdɔpˈteːrə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: adop‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

adopteren

1. to adopt (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)

Inflection

Conjugation of adopteren (weak)
infinitive	adopteren
past singular	adopteerde
past participle	geadopteerd
infinitive	adopteren
gerund	adopteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	adopteer	adopteerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	adopteert, adopteer2	adopteerde
2nd person sing. (u)	adopteert	adopteerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	adopteert	adopteerde
3rd person singular	adopteert	adopteerde
plural	adopteren	adopteerden
subjunctive sing.1	adoptere	adopteerde
subjunctive plur.1	adopteren	adopteerden
imperative sing.	adopteer
imperative plur.1	adopteert
participles	adopterend	geadopteerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• adoptant
• adoptie
• adoptief

 

Low German

Etymology

From French adopter.

Verb

adopteren (third-person singular simple present adopteert, past tense adopteer, past participle adopteert, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to adopt

Conjugation

Conjugation of adopteren (weak verb)

infinitive	adopteren
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	adopteer	adopteer
2nd person singular	adopteers(t)	adopteers(t)
3rd person singular	adopteer(t)	adopteer
plural	adopteert, adopteeren	adopteeren
imperative	present	—
singular	adopteer(e)
plural	adopteert
participle	present	past
	adopteren	(e)adopteert, geadopteert
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.