toestemmen
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of toe (“to(wards)”) + stemmen (“to speak”), perfectly parallel to the cognate German equivalent zustimmen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittoestemmen
- (intransitive) To consent, agree
- (unusual, transitive) To award
- (unusual, transitive) To allow
- (obsolete, transitive) To admit, acknowledge
Inflection
editConjugation of toestemmen (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | toestemmen | |||
past singular | stemde toe | |||
past participle | toegestemd | |||
infinitive | toestemmen | |||
gerund | toestemmen n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | stem toe | stemde toe | toestem | toestemde |
2nd person sing. (jij) | stemt toe, stem toe2 | stemde toe | toestemt | toestemde |
2nd person sing. (u) | stemt toe | stemde toe | toestemt | toestemde |
2nd person sing. (gij) | stemt toe | stemde toe | toestemt | toestemde |
3rd person singular | stemt toe | stemde toe | toestemt | toestemde |
plural | stemmen toe | stemden toe | toestemmen | toestemden |
subjunctive sing.1 | stemme toe | stemde toe | toestemme | toestemde |
subjunctive plur.1 | stemmen toe | stemden toe | toestemmen | toestemden |
imperative sing. | stem toe | |||
imperative plur.1 | stemt toe | |||
participles | toestemmend | toegestemd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- toestem
- toestemmend (adjective)
- toestemmer m
- toestemmig
- toestemming
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: stem toe