ophouden
Dutch
Etymology
From op (“up”) + houden (“hold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔpˌɦʌu̯.də(n)/
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Verb
ophouden
- (intransitive) to finish, end (to come to an end)
- Synonym: stoppen
- Antonym: beginnen
- (intransitive) to cease, stop
- (transitive) to hold up, to hinder
- Synonyms: blokkeren, hinderen
- Antonym: uitscheiden
- (transitive) to uphold, keep up, maintain
- De schone schijn ophouden.
- To keep up appearances.
Inflection
| Inflection of ophouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, separable) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ophouden | ||||||||
| past singular | hield op | ||||||||
| past participle | opgehouden | ||||||||
| infinitive | ophouden | ||||||||
| gerund | ophouden n|- class="vsHide" style="background: #E6E6FF;" | main clause | subordinate clause | ||||||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | ||||||
| 1st person singular | hou op, houd op | hield op | ophou, ophoud | ophield | |||||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | houdt op | hield op | ophoudt | ophield | |||||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | houdt op | hield op | ophoudt | ophield | |||||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | houdt op | hieldt op | ophoudt | ophieldt | |||||
| 3rd person singular | houdt op | hield op | ophoudt | ophield | |||||
| plural | houden op | hielden op | ophouden | ophielden | |||||
| subjunctive sing.1 | houde op | hielde op | ophoude | ophielde | |||||
| subjunctive plur.1 | houden op | hielden op | ophouden | ophielden | |||||
| imperative sing. | hou op, houd op | ||||||||
| imperative plur.1 | houdt op | ||||||||
| participles | ophoudend | opgehouden | |||||||
| 1) Archaic. | |||||||||
Anagrams
- houden op