soebatten
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay sobat (“friend”), from Arabic صُحْبَة (ṣuḥba), likely from a form containing /t/.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsoebatten
- (intransitive, Netherlands) to beg persistently
- (intransitive, Netherlands) to grovel, to beg sycophantically
Inflection
editConjugation of soebatten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | soebatten | |||
past singular | soebatte | |||
past participle | gesoebat | |||
infinitive | soebatten | |||
gerund | soebatten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | soebat | soebatte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | soebat | soebatte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | soebat | soebatte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | soebat | soebatte | ||
3rd person singular | soebat | soebatte | ||
plural | soebatten | soebatten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | soebatte | soebatte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | soebatten | soebatten | ||
imperative sing. | soebat | |||
imperative plur.1 | soebat | |||
participles | soebattend | gesoebat | ||
1) Archaic. |