Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch versipen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ zijpen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vərˈzɛi̯.pə(n)/, /vɛrˈzɛi̯.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zij‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pən

Verb

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verzijpen

  1. (ergative, Belgium) to leak out, to trickle or seep away
  2. (intransitive, Belgium) to become drenched
  3. (reflexive, Belgium) to be porous, to allow water to go through

Inflection

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Conjugation of verzijpen (strong class 1, prefixed)
infinitive verzijpen
past singular verzeep
past participle verzepen
infinitive verzijpen
gerund verzijpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verzijp verzeep
2nd person sing. (jij) verzijpt, verzijp2 verzeep
2nd person sing. (u) verzijpt verzeep
2nd person sing. (gij) verzijpt verzeept
3rd person singular verzijpt verzeep
plural verzijpen verzepen
subjunctive sing.1 verzijpe verzepe
subjunctive plur.1 verzijpen verzepen
imperative sing. verzijp
imperative plur.1 verzijpt
participles verzijpend verzepen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.