overzetten
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch oversetten. Equivalent to over + zetten. Compare Danish oversætte, German übersetzen, Norwegian Bokmål oversette, Swedish översätta, English overset.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editoverzetten
- to ferry (to move someone/something from one place to another in general, or over water in particular)
- (computing) to transfer
- (archaic) to translate
- Synonym: vertalen
Usage notes
editThe definition to translate is archaic and rarely used outside dialectal usage, but still exists in the Van Dale dictionary. The common term in standard use and in many dialects is vertalen.
Inflection
editConjugation of overzetten (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | overzetten | |||
past singular | zette over | |||
past participle | overgezet | |||
infinitive | overzetten | |||
gerund | overzetten n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | zet over | zette over | overzet | overzette |
2nd person sing. (jij) | zet over | zette over | overzet | overzette |
2nd person sing. (u) | zet over | zette over | overzet | overzette |
2nd person sing. (gij) | zet over | zette over | overzet | overzette |
3rd person singular | zet over | zette over | overzet | overzette |
plural | zetten over | zetten over | overzetten | overzetten |
subjunctive sing.1 | zette over | zette over | overzette | overzette |
subjunctive plur.1 | zetten over | zetten over | overzetten | overzetten |
imperative sing. | zet over | |||
imperative plur.1 | zet over | |||
participles | overzettend | overgezet | ||
1) Archaic. |
Descendants
edit- Negerhollands: overset