Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aːdɔpˈteːrə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: adop‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb edit

adopteren

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

Inflection edit

Inflection 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 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.

Related terms edit

Low German edit

Etymology edit

From French adopter.

Verb edit

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

  1. to adopt

Conjugation edit