afschieten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afschieten. Equivalent to af +‎ schieten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfsxitə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧schie‧ten

Verb

afschieten

1. (transitive) to shoot dead, to kill by firing at someone or something
2. (transitive) to cull
3. (intransitive) to descend quickly
4. (transitive) to separate or to divide with an object such as a screen or a wall
5. (transitive) to shoot, to fire (to launch a projectile, to use a range weapon)
6. (transitive, obsolete) to separate with a barrier
7. (transitive, intransitive, Southern) to pay, to pay up

Inflection

Inflection of afschieten (strong class 2a, separable)
infinitive	afschieten
past singular	schoot af
past participle	afgeschoten
infinitive	afschieten
gerund	afschieten n
	main clause		subordinate clause
	present tense	past tense	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schiet af	schoot af	afschiet	afschoot
2nd person sing. (jij)	schiet af	schoot af	afschiet	afschoot
2nd person sing. (u)	schiet af	schoot af	afschiet	afschoot
2nd person sing. (gij)	schiet af	schoot af	afschiet	afschoot
3rd person singular	schiet af	schoot af	afschiet	afschoot
plural	schieten af	schoten af	afschieten	afschoten
subjunctive sing.1	schiete af	schote af	afschiete	afschote
subjunctive plur.1	schieten af	schoten af	afschieten	afschoten
imperative sing.	schiet af
imperative plur.1	schiet af
participles	afschietend	afgeschoten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• afschieting

Anagrams

• schieten af