achterwaren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch achterwaren. Equivalent to achter- + waren (to watch, keep, preserve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑx.tərˈʋaː.rə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧wa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

achterwaren

  1. (transitive, Southern) to keep safe, to protect
  2. (transitive, Southern) to oversee
  3. (transitive, Southern) to take care of, to nurse

Inflection

Inflection of achterwaren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive achterwaren
past singular achterwaarde
past participle achterwaard
infinitive achterwaren
gerund achterwaren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular achterwaarachterwaarde
2nd person sing. (jij) achterwaartachterwaarde
2nd person sing. (u) achterwaartachterwaarde
2nd person sing. (gij) achterwaartachterwaarde
3rd person singular achterwaartachterwaarde
plural achterwarenachterwaarden
subjunctive sing.1 achterwareachterwaarde
subjunctive plur.1 achterwarenachterwaarden
imperative sing. achterwaar
imperative plur.1 achterwaart
participles achterwarendachterwaard
1) Archaic.
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