privatiseren
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German privatisieren. The sense “to privatise” is likely a semantic loan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editprivatiseren
- (transitive) to privatise (UK, Australia), privatize (North America)
- (intransitive, obsolete) to live as a private civilian (not holding office or serving in the military), often without an occupation [from early 19th c.]
Inflection
editConjugation of privatiseren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | privatiseren | |||
past singular | privatiseerde | |||
past participle | geprivatiseerd | |||
infinitive | privatiseren | |||
gerund | privatiseren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | privatiseer | privatiseerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | privatiseert, privatiseer2 | privatiseerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | privatiseert | privatiseerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | privatiseert | privatiseerde | ||
3rd person singular | privatiseert | privatiseerde | ||
plural | privatiseren | privatiseerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | privatisere | privatiseerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | privatiseren | privatiseerden | ||
imperative sing. | privatiseer | |||
imperative plur.1 | privatiseert | |||
participles | privatiserend | geprivatiseerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |