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Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkus.tə.rə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: koes‧te‧ren

Verb edit

koesteren

  1. (transitive) to cherish
  2. (transitive, dated) to pamper, to spoil
  3. (transitive, dated) to warm

Inflection edit

Inflection of koesteren (weak)
infinitive koesteren
past singular koesterde
past participle gekoesterd
infinitive koesteren
gerund koesteren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular koester koesterde
2nd person sing. (jij) koestert koesterde
2nd person sing. (u) koestert koesterde
2nd person sing. (gij) koestert koesterde
3rd person singular koestert koesterde
plural koesteren koesterden
subjunctive sing.1 koestere koesterde
subjunctive plur.1 koesteren koesterden
imperative sing. koester
imperative plur.1 koestert
participles koesterend gekoesterd
1) Archaic.

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