hitsen
Dutch
Etymology
Intensive form of obsolete hissen (“chase away”). Compare Middle High German hitzen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɪtsə(n)/
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Verb
hitsen
- (transitive, archaic) to chase away, to scare off
Inflection
| Inflection of hitsen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hitsen | |||
| past singular | hitste | |||
| past participle | gehitst | |||
| infinitive | hitsen | |||
| gerund | hitsen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hits | hitste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hitst | hitste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hitst | hitste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hitst | hitste | ||
| 3rd person singular | hitst | hitste | ||
| plural | hitsen | hitsten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hitse | hitste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hitsen | hitsten | ||
| imperative sing. | hits | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hitst | |||
| participles | hitsend | gehitst | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanhitsen
- ophitsen