ziften
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- zichten (Southern)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch siften, originally sichten, from Old Dutch *siften, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ziften
- (transitive) to sift
- Synonym: zeven
Inflection edit
| Inflection of ziften (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ziften | |||
| past singular | ziftte | |||
| past participle | gezift | |||
| infinitive | ziften | |||
| gerund | ziften n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zift | ziftte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zift | ziftte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zift | ziftte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zift | ziftte | ||
| 3rd person singular | zift | ziftte | ||
| plural | ziften | ziftten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zifte | ziftte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ziften | ziftten | ||
| imperative sing. | zift | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zift | |||
| participles | ziftend | gezift | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: sif