verwittigen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch [Term?]; contains the prefix ver-. The element -wittig- represents the Middle Dutch adjective wittich, deriving from Proto-West Germanic *witīg and relating to the modern verb weten.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editverwittigen
Usage notes
edit- More commonly used in the southern Dutch-speaking areas, especially Flanders, but universally understood. Also more prevalent in Suriname. The more commonly used synonyms in northern Netherlands and elsewhere are informeren and laten weten.
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of verwittigen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verwittigen | |||
| past singular | verwittigde | |||
| past participle | verwittigd | |||
| infinitive | verwittigen | |||
| gerund | verwittigen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verwittig | verwittigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verwittigt, verwittig2 | verwittigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verwittigt | verwittigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verwittigt | verwittigde | ||
| 3rd person singular | verwittigt | verwittigde | ||
| plural | verwittigen | verwittigden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verwittige | verwittigde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verwittigen | verwittigden | ||
| imperative sing. | verwittig | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verwittigt | |||
| participles | verwittigend | verwittigd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||