vernederen
Dutch
Etymology
From ver- + neder (“down”) + -en
Pronunciation
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Verb
vernederen
- (transitive) To humiliate, humble
- (reflexive use: zich vernederen) To stoop to, humble/humiliate oneself
- Hij vernederde zich door op blote knieën starf en vergiffenis te vragen
- He humbled himself by begging on naked knees for punshment and forgiveness
- Hij vernederde zich door op blote knieën starf en vergiffenis te vragen
Inflection
| Inflection of vernederen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vernederen | |||
| past singular | vernederde | |||
| past participle | vernederd | |||
| infinitive | vernederen | |||
| gerund | vernederen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verneder | vernederde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vernedert | vernederde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vernedert | vernederde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vernedert | vernederde | ||
| 3rd person singular | vernedert | vernederde | ||
| plural | vernederen | vernederden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vernedere | vernederde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vernederen | vernederden | ||
| imperative sing. | verneder | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vernedert | |||
| participles | vernederend | vernederd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- deemoedigen
Antonyms
- verheffen
Related terms
- nederig (adjective)
- vernederend
- vernedering