ontzoeten
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From either ont- (“un-”) + zoeten (“to sweeten”) or from zoet (“sweet”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ontzoeten
- (transitive) to unsweeten, to make less sweet
Inflection edit
| Inflection of ontzoeten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontzoeten | |||
| past singular | ontzoette | |||
| past participle | ontzoet | |||
| infinitive | ontzoeten | |||
| gerund | ontzoeten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontzoet | ontzoette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontzoet | ontzoette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontzoet | ontzoette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontzoet | ontzoette | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontzoet | ontzoette | ||
| plural | ontzoeten | ontzoetten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontzoete | ontzoette | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontzoeten | ontzoetten | ||
| imperative sing. | ontzoet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontzoet | |||
| participles | ontzoetend | ontzoet | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||