grasduinen
Dutch
Etymology
Reanalysis of in grasduinen gaan, from grasduin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑsˌdœy̯.nə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gras‧dui‧nen
Verb
grasduinen
- to do something with relish [+ in (object)], to enjoy working [+ in (on)]; in particular:
- to enjoy searching [+ in (through, in)]
- 2018 March 17, "Betere inlichtingenwet is gebaat bij een nee-stem", NRC Handelsblad.
- In het wetsvoorstel zijn waarborgen ingebouwd die moeten voorkomen dat de overheid ongericht in de digitale huishouding van zijn burgers kan grasduinen.
- Guarantees have been built into the law proposal that are intended to prevent the government from indiscriminate rummaging in its citizens' digital belongings to its heart's delight.
- 2018 March 17, "Betere inlichtingenwet is gebaat bij een nee-stem", NRC Handelsblad.
- to dabble [+ in (at, in)]
- to enjoy searching [+ in (through, in)]
Inflection
| Inflection of grasduinen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | grasduinen | |||
| past singular | grasduinde | |||
| past participle | gegrasduind | |||
| infinitive | grasduinen | |||
| gerund | grasduinen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | grasduin | grasduinde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | grasduint | grasduinde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | grasduint | grasduinde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | grasduint | grasduinde | ||
| 3rd person singular | grasduint | grasduinde | ||
| plural | grasduinen | grasduinden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | grasduine | grasduinde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | grasduinen | grasduinden | ||
| imperative sing. | grasduin | |||
| imperative plur.1 | grasduint | |||
| participles | grasduinend | gegrasduind | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||