sluiten
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch sluten, from Old Dutch *slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic *slūtaną, *sleutaną (“to lock, shut”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsluiten
- (transitive or intransitive) to close
- Antonym: openen
- (transitive) to make, to affirm (a pact, friendship etc.)
- De twee vijanden hebben vriendschap gesloten.
- The two enemies made friends.
- Ze verschilden van mening, maar ze hebben toch een compromis gesloten.
- They differed in opinion, but they still made a compromise.
Conjugation
editConjugation of sluiten (strong class 2b) | ||||
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infinitive | sluiten | |||
past singular | sloot | |||
past participle | gesloten | |||
infinitive | sluiten | |||
gerund | sluiten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | sluit | sloot | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | sluit | sloot | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | sluit | sloot | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | sluit | sloot | ||
3rd person singular | sluit | sloot | ||
plural | sluiten | sloten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | sluite | slote | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | sluiten | sloten | ||
imperative sing. | sluit | |||
imperative plur.1 | sluit | |||
participles | sluitend | gesloten | ||
1) Archaic. |
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- Rhymes:Dutch/œy̯tən
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