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verstoppen

verstoppen

Dutch

Verb

verstoppen

  1. (transitive) To hide, make hidden; the reflexive form zich verstoppen means to hide oneself
  2. (transitive) To clog

Inflection

Inflection of verstoppen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verstoppen
past singular verstopte
past participle verstopt
infinitive verstoppen
gerund verstoppen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular verstop verstopte
2nd person sing. (jij) verstopt verstopte
2nd person sing. (u) verstopt verstopte
2nd person sing. (gij) verstopt verstopte
3rd person singular verstopt verstopte
plural verstoppen verstopten
subjunctive sing.1 verstoppe verstopte
subjunctive plur.1 verstoppen verstopten
imperative sing. verstop
imperative plur.1 verstopt
participles verstoppend verstopt
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (declog) ontstoppen

Derived terms

  • verstopping

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German firstophōn; equivalent to ver- + stoppen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɐˈʃtopən/

Verb

verstoppen (third-person singular present verstoppt, past participle verstoppt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to hide
    • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:14:
      Dir sidd d'Liicht vun der Welt! Eng Stad, déi uewen um Bierg läit, kann een net verstoppen.
      You are the light of the world! One cannot hide a city that lies upon a mountain.
  2. (transitive) to clog, to congest
  3. (reflexive) to become clogged, to become congested

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive verstoppen
participle verstoppt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular verstoppen
2nd singular verstopps verstopp
3rd singular verstoppt
1st plural verstoppen
2nd plural verstoppt verstoppt
3rd plural verstoppen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.