tegenzitten
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of tegen (“against”) + zitten (“to sit”)
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittegenzitten
- (intransitive) to go wrong
- (intransitive) to be harder or less pleasant than expected
Conjugation
editConjugation of tegenzitten (strong class 5, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | tegenzitten | |||
past singular | zat tegen | |||
past participle | tegengezeten | |||
infinitive | tegenzitten | |||
gerund | tegenzitten n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | zit tegen | zat tegen | tegenzit | tegenzat |
2nd person sing. (jij) | zit tegen | zat tegen | tegenzit | tegenzat |
2nd person sing. (u) | zit tegen | zat tegen | tegenzit | tegenzat |
2nd person sing. (gij) | zit tegen | zat tegen | tegenzit | tegenzat |
3rd person singular | zit tegen | zat tegen | tegenzit | tegenzat |
plural | zitten tegen | zaten tegen | tegenzitten | tegenzaten |
subjunctive sing.1 | zitte tegen | zate tegen | tegenzitte | tegenzate |
subjunctive plur.1 | zitten tegen | zaten tegen | tegenzitten | tegenzaten |
imperative sing. | zit tegen | |||
imperative plur.1 | zit tegen | |||
participles | tegenzittend | tegengezeten | ||
1) Archaic. |