vergallen

Dutch

Etymology

From gal (“gall, bile”) +‎ ver- -en (factitive circumfix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

vergallen

1. (transitive, dated) To make fish bitter by (accidentally) cutting its gall bladder during preparation.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To ruin something pleasurable.

   Synonyms: verzieken, verneuken, verkloten

   Haar hatelijke aanwezigheid vergalde het bruiloftsfeest. ― Her hateful presence ruined the wedding party.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vergallen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	vergallen
past singular	vergalde
past participle	vergald
infinitive	vergallen
gerund	vergallen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vergal	vergalde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vergalt, vergal2	vergalde
2nd person sing. (u)	vergalt	vergalde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vergalt	vergalde
3rd person singular	vergalt	vergalde
plural	vergallen	vergalden
subjunctive sing.1	vergalle	vergalde
subjunctive plur.1	vergallen	vergalden
imperative sing.	vergal
imperative plur.1	vergalt
participles	vergallend	vergald
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.