Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch pletten, from Old Dutch *pletten, from Proto-West Germanic *plattjan. Equivalent to plat (flat) +‎ -en (deadjectival) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

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pletten

  1. to flatten
  2. to crush, squash

Conjugation

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Conjugation of pletten (weak)
infinitive pletten
past singular plette
past participle geplet
infinitive pletten
gerund pletten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plet plette
2nd person sing. (jij) plet plette
2nd person sing. (u) plet plette
2nd person sing. (gij) plet plette
3rd person singular plet plette
plural pletten pletten
subjunctive sing.1 plette plette
subjunctive plur.1 pletten pletten
imperative sing. plet
imperative plur.1 plet
participles plettend geplet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: plècha, placha, plat