afwitten
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of af + witten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌʋɪ.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: af‧wit‧ten
Verb
afwitten
- (transitive) to paint or chalk white
- (transitive) to complete painting white
- 1965, Hans Andreus, "De witters", in Maatstaf, vol. 13, page 734.
- EERSTE WITTER: We kunnen de boel maar beter gauw afwitten, mevrouw.
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- 1975, Jan de Hartog, De Oorlog van het Lam, in Het koninkrijk van de vrede, vol. 4, page 289.
- Ze liep, opzettelijk waggelend, naar de emmer en greep de kwast. 'Maar laten we eerst de zoldering even afwitten.'
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- 1965, Hans Andreus, "De witters", in Maatstaf, vol. 13, page 734.
- (transitive) to remove chalk or white paint from
Inflection
| Inflection of afwitten (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | afwitten | |||
| past singular | witte af | |||
| past participle | afgewit | |||
| infinitive | afwitten | |||
| gerund | afwitten n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | wit af | witte af | afwit | afwitte |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wit af | witte af | afwit | afwitte |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wit af | witte af | afwit | afwitte |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wit af | witte af | afwit | afwitte |
| 3rd person singular | wit af | witte af | afwit | afwitte |
| plural | witten af | witten af | afwitten | afwitten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | witte af | witte af | afwitte | afwitte |
| subjunctive plur.1 | witten af | witten af | afwitten | afwitten |
| imperative sing. | wit af | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wit af | |||
| participles | afwittend | afgewit | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||