vernederen

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ neder (“down”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

vernederen

1. (transitive) to humiliate, humble
2. (reflexive) to stoop to, humble/humiliate oneself

   Hij vernederde zich door op blote knieën starf en vergiffenis te vragen

   He humbled himself by begging on naked knees for punshment and forgiveness

Inflection

Conjugation of vernederen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	vernederen
past singular	vernederde
past participle	vernederd
infinitive	vernederen
gerund	vernederen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verneder	vernederde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vernedert	vernederde
2nd person sing. (u)	vernedert	vernederde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vernedert	vernederde
3rd person singular	vernedert	vernederde
plural	vernederen	vernederden
subjunctive sing.1	vernedere	vernederde
subjunctive plur.1	vernederen	vernederden
imperative sing.	verneder
imperative plur.1	vernedert
participles	vernederend	vernederd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• deemoedigen

Antonyms

• verheffen

Related terms

• nederig (adjective)
• vernederend
• vernedering

Descendants

• Negerhollands: verneder