teleurstellen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ter luere stellen, more frequently found with other verbs such as setten and leiden. By surface analysis, teleur + stellen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
teleurstellen
- (transitive) to disappoint
- Je hebt hem erg teleurgesteld.
- You have really disappointed him.
- Ik wil je niet teleurstellen.
- I don't want to disappoint you.
- Het resultaat van het examen stelde haar teleur.
- The result of the exam disappointed her.
- Het team stelde de fans teleur met hun prestaties.
- The team disappointed the fans with their performance.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of teleurstellen (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | teleurstellen | |||
| past singular | stelde teleur | |||
| past participle | teleurgesteld | |||
| infinitive | teleurstellen | |||
| gerund | teleurstellen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | stel teleur | stelde teleur | teleurstel | teleurstelde |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | stelt teleur | stelde teleur | teleurstelt | teleurstelde |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | stelt teleur | stelde teleur | teleurstelt | teleurstelde |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | stelt teleur | stelde teleur | teleurstelt | teleurstelde |
| 3rd person singular | stelt teleur | stelde teleur | teleurstelt | teleurstelde |
| plural | stellen teleur | stelden teleur | teleurstellen | teleurstelden |
| subjunctive sing.1 | stelle teleur | stelde teleur | teleurstelle | teleurstelde |
| subjunctive plur.1 | stellen teleur | stelden teleur | teleurstellen | teleurstelden |
| imperative sing. | stel teleur | |||
| imperative plur.1 | stelt teleur | |||
| participles | teleurstellend | teleurgesteld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: teleurstel