Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From dwars +‎ zitten.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʋɑrˌsɪtə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dwars‧zit‧ten

Verb edit

dwarszitten

  1. (transitive) to hinder, to impede
  2. (transitive) to bother, to irritate
    Nou, wat zit je dwars?
    Well, what's bothering you?
    Ik weet niet wat hem dwarszit.
    I don't know what's bothering him.

Inflection edit

Conjugation of dwarszitten (strong class 5, separable)
infinitive dwarszitten
past singular zat dwars
past participle dwarsgezeten
infinitive dwarszitten
gerund dwarszitten n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular zit dwars zat dwars dwarszit dwarszat
2nd person sing. (jij) zit dwars zat dwars dwarszit dwarszat
2nd person sing. (u) zit dwars zat dwars dwarszit dwarszat
2nd person sing. (gij) zit dwars zat dwars dwarszit dwarszat
3rd person singular zit dwars zat dwars dwarszit dwarszat
plural zitten dwars zaten dwars dwarszitten dwarszaten
subjunctive sing.1 zitte dwars zate dwars dwarszitte dwarszate
subjunctive plur.1 zitten dwars zaten dwars dwarszitten dwarszaten
imperative sing. zit dwars
imperative plur.1 zit dwars
participles dwarszittend dwarsgezeten
1) Archaic.

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