fronsen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch fronsen, from Old French froncer.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fronsen
- (intransitive, transitive) to frown, to furrow
- Ze fronste haar wenkbrauwen in verwarring. ― She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
- Waarom frons je? ― Why are you frowning?
- Hij fronste toen hij het slechte nieuws hoorde. ― He frowned when he heard the bad news.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of fronsen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fronsen | |||
| past singular | fronste | |||
| past participle | gefronst | |||
| infinitive | fronsen | |||
| gerund | fronsen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | frons | fronste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | fronst | fronste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | fronst | fronste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | fronst | fronste | ||
| 3rd person singular | fronst | fronste | ||
| plural | fronsen | fronsten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | fronse | fronste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | fronsen | fronsten | ||
| imperative sing. | frons | |||
| imperative plur.1 | fronst | |||
| participles | fronsend | gefronst | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: frons