ontsteken
Dutch
Etymology
From ont- + steken.
Pronunciation
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Verb
ontsteken
- to kindle
- to turn on (a light)
- to inflame (to put in a state of inflammation)
Inflection
| Inflection of ontsteken (strong class 4, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontsteken | |||
| past singular | ontstak | |||
| past participle | ontstoken | |||
| infinitive | ontsteken | |||
| gerund | ontsteken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontsteek | ontstak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontsteekt | ontstak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontsteekt | ontstak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontsteekt | ontstaakt | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontsteekt | ontstak | ||
| plural | ontsteken | ontstaken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontsteke | ontstake | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontsteken | ontstaken | ||
| imperative sing. | ontsteek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontsteekt | |||
| participles | ontstekend | ontstoken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||