korten

See also: körten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch corten. Equivalent to kort +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrtən

Verb

korten

1. (transitive) to shorten
2. (transitive) to reduce in money (especially income)

   De middenklasse wordt verder gekort.

   The middle class is being reduced further in income.

Inflection

Conjugation of korten (weak)
infinitive	korten
past singular	kortte
past participle	gekort
infinitive	korten
gerund	korten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kort	kortte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kort	kortte
2nd person sing. (u)	kort	kortte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kort	kortte
3rd person singular	kort	kortte
plural	korten	kortten
subjunctive sing.1	korte	kortte
subjunctive plur.1	korten	kortten
imperative sing.	kort
imperative plur.1	kort
participles	kortend	gekort
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• afkorten
• bekorten
• inkorten
• korting
• verkorten

 

Anagrams

• knoert

Polish

budynek pokryty kortenem

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.tɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɔrtɛn
• Syllabification: kor‧ten

Noun

korten m inan

1. corten (weathering steel)

Declension

Declension of korten

	singular
nominative	korten
genitive	kortenu
dative	kortenowi
accusative	korten
instrumental	kortenem
locative	kortenie
vocative	kortenie

Further reading

• korten in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

korten

1. definite plural of kort

Anagrams

• kornet