Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch plonderen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplʏn.də.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: plun‧de‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ʏndərən

Verb

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plunderen

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to plunder, to pillage, to ransack
  2. (transitive, figurative) to empty, to completely withdraw

Inflection

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Conjugation of plunderen (weak)
infinitive plunderen
past singular plunderde
past participle geplunderd
infinitive plunderen
gerund plunderen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plunder plunderde
2nd person sing. (jij) plundert, plunder2 plunderde
2nd person sing. (u) plundert plunderde
2nd person sing. (gij) plundert plunderde
3rd person singular plundert plunderde
plural plunderen plunderden
subjunctive sing.1 plundere plunderde
subjunctive plur.1 plunderen plunderden
imperative sing. plunder
imperative plur.1 plundert
participles plunderend geplunderd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: plonder
  • Papiamentu: plènder