zwetsen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch swetsen, from Middle High German swetzen. Cognate with German schwätzen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
zwetsen
- (intransitive) to twaddle, to chatter
- (intransitive) to talk rubbish, to tell nonsense, to waffle
Inflection edit
| Inflection of zwetsen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zwetsen | |||
| past singular | zwetste | |||
| past participle | gezwetst | |||
| infinitive | zwetsen | |||
| gerund | zwetsen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zwets | zwetste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zwetst | zwetste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zwetst | zwetste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zwetst | zwetste | ||
| 3rd person singular | zwetst | zwetste | ||
| plural | zwetsen | zwetsten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwetse | zwetste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zwetsen | zwetsten | ||
| imperative sing. | zwets | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zwetst | |||
| participles | zwetsend | gezwetst | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: swets