tegelwippen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom tegel (“tile”) + wippen (“to flip over”). Popularized in the early 2020s.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittegelwippen
- to remove tiles (in one's backyard or elsewhere) and replace them with greenery, so as to increase biodiversity, facilitate water infiltration in the soil, and mitigate heat
Conjugation
editConjugation of tegelwippen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | tegelwippen | |||
past singular | tegelwipte | |||
past participle | getegelwipt | |||
infinitive | tegelwippen | |||
gerund | tegelwippen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | tegelwip | tegelwipte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | tegelwipt, tegelwip2 | tegelwipte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | tegelwipt | tegelwipte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | tegelwipt | tegelwipte | ||
3rd person singular | tegelwipt | tegelwipte | ||
plural | tegelwippen | tegelwipten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tegelwippe | tegelwipte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | tegelwippen | tegelwipten | ||
imperative sing. | tegelwip | |||
imperative plur.1 | tegelwipt | |||
participles | tegelwippend | getegelwipt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |