slechten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslɛxtə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛxtən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch slechten, slichten, from Old Dutch slihten, from Proto-Germanic *slihtijaną.
Verb
slechten
- (transitive) to smoothe, to even out
- (transitive) to remove, to make disappear
Inflection
| Inflection of slechten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slechten | |||
| past singular | slechtte | |||
| past participle | geslecht | |||
| infinitive | slechten | |||
| gerund | slechten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | slecht | slechtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | slecht | slechtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | slecht | slechtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | slecht | slechtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | slecht | slechtte | ||
| plural | slechten | slechtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | slechte | slechtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | slechten | slechtten | ||
| imperative sing. | slecht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | slecht | |||
| participles | slechtend | geslecht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- beslechten
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
slechten
- plural of slechte