See also: schämen

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch schāmen, from Old Dutch scamon, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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schamen

  1. (reflexive) to be ashamed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of schamen (weak)
infinitive schamen
past singular schaamde
past participle geschaamd
infinitive schamen
gerund schamen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schaam schaamde
2nd person sing. (jij) schaamt, schaam2 schaamde
2nd person sing. (u) schaamt schaamde
2nd person sing. (gij) schaamt schaamde
3rd person singular schaamt schaamde
plural schamen schaamden
subjunctive sing.1 schame schaamde
subjunctive plur.1 schamen schaamden
imperative sing. schaam
imperative plur.1 schaamt
participles schamend geschaamd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: skam
  • Negerhollands: skaam

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch scamon, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną.

Verb

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schāmen

  1. (reflexive or intransitive) to be ashamed
  2. (reflexive or intransitive) to be shy

Inflection

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Descendants

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