Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch verraden, from Old Dutch farrādan, from Proto-West Germanic *frarādan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ raden. Cognate to German verraten.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːdən

Verb

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verraden

  1. to betray
    Ze voelde zich verraden door haar beste vriend.She felt betrayed by her best friend.
  2. to give away, to spoil (a secret)
    Zijn blik verried zijn ware intenties.His look gave away his true intentions.
    Hij wilde het verrassingsfeest niet verraden.He didn't want to spoil the surprise party.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verraden (strong class 7, prefixed)
infinitive verraden
past singular verried
past participle verraden
infinitive verraden
gerund verraden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verraad verried
2nd person sing. (jij) verraadt, verraad2 verried
2nd person sing. (u) verraadt verried
2nd person sing. (gij) verraadt verriedt
3rd person singular verraadt verried
plural verraden verrieden
subjunctive sing.1 verrade verriede
subjunctive plur.1 verraden verrieden
imperative sing. verraad
imperative plur.1 verraadt
participles verradend verraden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Conjugation of verraden (weak with strong past participle, prefixed)
infinitive verraden
past singular verraadde
past participle verraden
infinitive verraden
gerund verraden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verraad verraadde
2nd person sing. (jij) verraadt, verraad2 verraadde
2nd person sing. (u) verraadt verraadde
2nd person sing. (gij) verraadt verraadde
3rd person singular verraadt verraadde
plural verraden verraadden
subjunctive sing.1 verrade verraadde
subjunctive plur.1 verraden verraadden
imperative sing. verraad
imperative plur.1 verraadt
participles verradend verraden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: verraad, verraet
  • Afrikaans: verraai

Participle

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verraden

  1. past participle of verraden

Declension

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Declension of verraden
uninflected verraden
inflected verraden
positive
predicative/adverbial verraden
indefinite m./f. sing. verraden
n. sing. verraden
plural verraden
definite verraden
partitive verradens

Anagrams

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