verzaken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch versāken, from Old Dutch farsacan, from Proto-Germanic *frasakaną (“to forsake, renounce”). Cognate with English forsake, Swedish försaka, Danish forsage.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːkən
Verb
verzaken
- to renounce
- to neglect
- to betray
Inflection
| Inflection of verzaken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verzaken | |||
| past singular | verzaakte | |||
| past participle | verzaakt | |||
| infinitive | verzaken | |||
| gerund | verzaken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verzaak | verzaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
| plural | verzaken | verzaakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verzake | verzaakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verzaken | verzaakten | ||
| imperative sing. | verzaak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verzaakt | |||
| participles | verzakend | verzaakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||