inzetten
Dutch
Etymology
in + zetten
Pronunciation
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Verb
inzetten
- to insert
- to start off
- PvdA-leider Wouter Bos zei na afloop van het gesprek dat hij nog lang niet voldoende beweging bij het CDA ziet om nieuw beleid in te zetten. — Labour Party leader Wouter Bos said, after the termination of the talk, that he so far does not see enough movement by the CDA to be able to start off a new policy.
- to use, to employ
- De Gargariërs werden onderdrukt, en ingezet voor de huishoudelijke taken zoals het bewerken van textiel en het bereiden van voedsel, terwijl de Amazonen hun gebied uitbreidden via de kustlijn van Kaukasus tot Thracië. — The Gargarians were oppressed, and used for housekeeping tasks such as the working of textiles and the preparation of nutrients, while the Amazons extended their region via the coastline of the Caucasus up to Thrace.
- place a bet
Inflection
| Inflection of inzetten (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | inzetten | |||
| past singular | zette in | |||
| past participle | ingezet | |||
| infinitive | inzetten | |||
| gerund | inzetten n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | zet in | zette in | inzet | inzette |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zet in | zette in | inzet | inzette |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zet in | zette in | inzet | inzette |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zet in | zette in | inzet | inzette |
| 3rd person singular | zet in | zette in | inzet | inzette |
| plural | zetten in | zetten in | inzetten | inzetten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | zette in | zette in | inzette | inzette |
| subjunctive plur.1 | zetten in | zetten in | inzetten | inzetten |
| imperative sing. | zet in | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zet in | |||
| participles | inzettend | ingezet | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Anagrams
- zetten in