toespreken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch toesprēken, from Old Dutch tuosprekan. Equivalent to a deverbal of toespreken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuˌspreː.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: toe‧spre‧ken
Verb
toespreken
- (transitive) to address, to speak to
Inflection
| Inflection of toespreken (strong class 4, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | toespreken | |||
| past singular | sprak toe | |||
| past participle | toegesproken | |||
| infinitive | toespreken | |||
| gerund | toespreken n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | spreek toe | sprak toe | toespreek | toesprak |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | spreekt toe | sprak toe | toespreekt | toesprak |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | spreekt toe | sprak toe | toespreekt | toesprak |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | spreekt toe | spraakt toe | toespreekt | toespraakt |
| 3rd person singular | spreekt toe | sprak toe | toespreekt | toesprak |
| plural | spreken toe | spraken toe | toespreken | toespraken |
| subjunctive sing.1 | spreke toe | sprake toe | toespreke | toesprake |
| subjunctive plur.1 | spreken toe | spraken toe | toespreken | toespraken |
| imperative sing. | spreek toe | |||
| imperative plur.1 | spreekt toe | |||
| participles | toesprekend | toegesproken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- toespraak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: toespreek