grasduinen
Dutch
editEtymology
editReanalysis of in grasduinen gaan, from grasduin.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgrasduinen
- to do something with relish [with in], to enjoy working [with in ‘on’]; in particular:
- to enjoy searching [with in ‘through, in’]
- 2018 March 17, “Betere inlichtingenwet is gebaat bij een nee-stem”, in NRC Handelsblad:
- In het wetsvoorstel zijn waarborgen ingebouwd die moeten voorkomen dat de overheid ongericht in de digitale huishouding van zijn burgers kan grasduinen.
- Guarantees have been built into the law proposal that are intended to prevent the government from indiscriminate rummaging in its citizens' digital belongings to its heart's delight.
- to dabble [with in ‘at, in’]
- to enjoy searching [with in ‘through, in’]
Inflection
editConjugation of grasduinen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | grasduinen | |||
past singular | grasduinde | |||
past participle | gegrasduind | |||
infinitive | grasduinen | |||
gerund | grasduinen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | grasduin | grasduinde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | grasduint, grasduin2 | grasduinde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | grasduint | grasduinde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | grasduint | grasduinde | ||
3rd person singular | grasduint | grasduinde | ||
plural | grasduinen | grasduinden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | grasduine | grasduinde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | grasduinen | grasduinden | ||
imperative sing. | grasduin | |||
imperative plur.1 | grasduint | |||
participles | grasduinend | gegrasduind | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |