overlaten
See also: överlåten
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of over + laten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.vərˌlaː.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: o‧ver‧la‧ten
Verb
overlaten
- (transitive) to leave, to abandon
- iemand aan zijn lot overlaten ― to leave someone to their own devices, to leave someone to their fate
- te wensen overlaten ― to leave much to be desired
- (transitive) to leave over, to leave as a leftover
- Laat ook wat kaas voor mij over.
- Leave some cheese over for me as well.
Inflection
| Inflection of overlaten (strong class 7, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | overlaten | |||
| past singular | liet over | |||
| past participle | overgelaten | |||
| infinitive | overlaten | |||
| gerund | overlaten n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | laat over | liet over | overlaat | overliet |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | laat over | liet over | overlaat | overliet |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | laat over | liet over | overlaat | overliet |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | laat over | liet over | overlaat | overliet |
| 3rd person singular | laat over | liet over | overlaat | overliet |
| plural | laten over | lieten over | overlaten | overlieten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | late over | liete over | overlate | overliete |
| subjunctive plur.1 | laten over | lieten over | overlaten | overlieten |
| imperative sing. | laat over | |||
| imperative plur.1 | laat over | |||
| participles | overlatend | overgelaten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aan zijn lot overlaten