kankeren
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From kanker + -en. The sense “to complain” originated in the Dutch East Indies.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kankeren
- (potentially offensive, see usage notes) to grouse, to complain
- (obsolete) to proliferate
Usage notes edit
- To Belgian speakers and older generations in the Netherlands kankeren is a relatively neutral word, lacking the offensive connotations of kanker- or kanker (interjection) and considered as appropriate for written language. To younger speakers in the Netherlands, approximately those born in the 1980s and later, the word more or less has the same connotations as kanker- and kanker. These Dutch younger speakers tend to view older speakers' relaxed attitude about kankeren and proscription of kanker- as a hypocritical double standard and will regard the word as inappropriate for use in normal written language.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of kankeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kankeren | |||
| past singular | kankerde | |||
| past participle | gekankerd | |||
| infinitive | kankeren | |||
| gerund | kankeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kanker | kankerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kankert | kankerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kankert | kankerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kankert | kankerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kankert | kankerde | ||
| plural | kankeren | kankerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kankere | kankerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kankeren | kankerden | ||
| imperative sing. | kanker | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kankert | |||
| participles | kankerend | gekankerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press