verzeggen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verseggen from Old Dutch farseggen. Equivalent to ver- + zeggen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈzɛ.ɣə(n)/, /vɛrˈzɛ.ɣə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ver‧zeg‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛɣən
Verb
verzeggen
- (transitive) to promise to give or do, to vow
- (reflexive) to promise
Inflection
The irregular past tense is used in the Netherlands, while the weak past forms are used primarily in Flanders.
| Inflection of verzeggen (weak, irregular, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verzeggen | |||
| past singular | verzei, verzegde | |||
| past participle | verzegd | |||
| infinitive | verzeggen | |||
| gerund | verzeggen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verzeg | verzei, verzegde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verzegt | verzei, verzegde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verzegt | verzei, verzegde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verzegt | verzeidt, verzegde | ||
| 3rd person singular | verzegt | verzei, verzegde | ||
| plural | verzeggen | verzeiden, verzegden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verzegge | verzeide, verzegde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verzeggen | verzeiden, verzegden | ||
| imperative sing. | verzeg | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verzegt | |||
| participles | verzeggend | verzegd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||