korten

See also: körten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch corten. Equivalent to kort +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrtə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrtən

Verb

korten

  1. (transitive) to shorten
  2. (transitive) to reduce in money (especially income)
    De middenklasse wordt verder gekort.
    The middle class is being reduced further in income.

Inflection
Inflection of korten (weak)
infinitive korten
past singular kortte
past participle gekort
infinitive korten
gerund korten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kortkortte
2nd person sing. (jij) kortkortte
2nd person sing. (u) kortkortte
2nd person sing. (gij) kortkortte
3rd person singular kortkortte
plural kortenkortten
subjunctive sing.1 kortekortte
subjunctive plur.1 kortenkortten
imperative sing. kort
imperative plur.1 kort
participles kortendgekort
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Polish
budynek pokryty kortenem

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.tɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtɛn
  • Syllabification: kor‧ten

Noun

korten m inan

  1. corten (weathering steel)

Declension
Declension of korten
singular
nominative korten
genitive kortenu
dative kortenowi
accusative korten
instrumental kortenem
locative kortenie
vocative kortenie

Further reading
  • korten in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

korten

  1. definite plural of kort

Anagrams
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