afspitten
Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editafspitten
- (transitive) to excavate, to remove (material) from (by digging)
Usage notes
edit- The connotation of afspitten is that the digging is done earnestly without any particular care. One wouldn't use the verb for professional excavation at an archaeological site.
Inflection
editConjugation of afspitten (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | afspitten | |||
past singular | spitte af | |||
past participle | afgespit | |||
infinitive | afspitten | |||
gerund | afspitten n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
2nd person sing. (jij) | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
2nd person sing. (u) | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
2nd person sing. (gij) | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
3rd person singular | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
plural | spitten af | spitten af | afspitten | afspitten |
subjunctive sing.1 | spitte af | spitte af | afspitte | afspitte |
subjunctive plur.1 | spitten af | spitten af | afspitten | afspitten |
imperative sing. | spit af | |||
imperative plur.1 | spit af | |||
participles | afspittend | afgespit | ||
1) Archaic. |