onthouden
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch onthouden. Equivalent to ont- + houden.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editonthouden
- (transitive) to keep in mind, to remember
- Ik zal het onthouden voor de volgende keer. — I'll keep it in mind for the next time.
- (arithmetic, by extension) to carry
- Even zien, 3 onthouden, delen door 5, maal 8 maakt 1! — Let's see, carry 3, divide by 5, times 8 makes 1!
- (transitive) to retain, to withhold
- Ik onthield mijn stem, want ik heb geen mening over deze zaak. — I retained my vote, because I haven't got an opinion about this case.
- (transitive) to deny
- Je kunt hem dat plezier niet onthouden — You can't deny him that pleasure.
- (reflexive) to abstain
- Vasten is het zich geheel of gedeeltelijk onthouden van eten of drinken voor een bepaalde periode.[1] — Fasting is the entire or partial abstention from eating or drinking for a certain period.
Conjugation
editConjugation of onthouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | onthouden | |||
past singular | onthield | |||
past participle | onthouden | |||
infinitive | onthouden | |||
gerund | onthouden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | onthou, onthoud | onthield | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | onthoudt, onthou2, onthoud2 | onthield | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | onthoudt | onthield | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | onthoudt | onthieldt | ||
3rd person singular | onthoudt | onthield | ||
plural | onthouden | onthielden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | onthoude | onthielde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | onthouden | onthielden | ||
imperative sing. | onthou, onthoud | |||
imperative plur.1 | onthoudt | |||
participles | onthoudend | onthouden | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
edit- (retain, withhold): onthouding
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: onthou
- Negerhollands: onthou van
Participle
editonthouden
- past participle of onthouden
Declension
editDeclension of onthouden | ||||
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uninflected | onthouden | |||
inflected | onthouden | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | onthouden | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | onthouden | ||
n. sing. | onthouden | |||
plural | onthouden | |||
definite | onthouden | |||
partitive | onthoudens |
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