ontmaskeren
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom masker + ont- -en. Not from ont- + maskeren, as is evidenced by the divergent pronunciation (note the stress).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editontmaskeren
- to unmask, to expose, to reveal
- Antonym: maskeren
- Het onderzoeksteam werkte hard om de identiteit van de mysterieuze hacker te ontmaskeren en hem aan te houden.
- The investigative team worked hard to unmask the identity of the mysterious hacker and apprehend him.
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of ontmaskeren (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontmaskeren | |||
| past singular | ontmaskerde | |||
| past participle | ontmaskerd | |||
| infinitive | ontmaskeren | |||
| gerund | ontmaskeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontmasker | ontmaskerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontmaskert, ontmasker2 | ontmaskerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontmaskert | ontmaskerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontmaskert | ontmaskerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontmaskert | ontmaskerde | ||
| plural | ontmaskeren | ontmaskerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontmaskere | ontmaskerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontmaskeren | ontmaskerden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontmasker | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontmaskert | |||
| participles | ontmaskerend | ontmaskerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||