Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -itən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch verdrieten, from Old Dutch farthrietan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ drieten.

Verb edit

verdrieten

  1. to sadden, to displease
Inflection edit
Inflection of verdrieten (strong class 2a, prefixed)
infinitive verdrieten
past singular verdroot
past participle verdroten
infinitive verdrieten
gerund verdrieten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verdriet verdroot
2nd person sing. (jij) verdriet verdroot
2nd person sing. (u) verdriet verdroot
2nd person sing. (gij) verdriet verdroot
3rd person singular verdriet verdroot
plural verdrieten verdroten
subjunctive sing.1 verdriete verdrote
subjunctive plur.1 verdrieten verdroten
imperative sing. verdriet
imperative plur.1 verdriet
participles verdrietend verdroten
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

verdrieten

  1. plural of verdriet

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch farthrietan.

Verb edit

verdrieten

  1. (intransitive) to be annoying
  2. (intransitive) to feel reluctant to, to feel annoyed by [+genitive = thing]

Inflection edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: verdrieten
  • Limburgish: verdrete

Further reading edit