loten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloː.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lo‧ten
- Rhymes: -oːtən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch loten. Equivalent to lot + -en.
Verb
loten
- (intransitive) to draw lots, to hold a lottery
- De organisatie zal binnenkort loten om de winnaars van de prijzen te bepalen.
- The organization will soon draw lots to determine the winners of the prizes.
- Ze besloten om een loterij te loten om geld in te zamelen voor het goede doel.
- They decided to hold a lottery to raise money for charity.
- De school zal een loting loten om te beslissen welke studenten kunnen deelnemen aan het evenement.
- The school will draw lots to decide which students can participate in the event.
Inflection
Conjugation of loten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | loten | |||
past singular | lootte | |||
past participle | geloot | |||
infinitive | loten | |||
gerund | loten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | loot | lootte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | loot | lootte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | loot | lootte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | loot | lootte | ||
3rd person singular | loot | lootte | ||
plural | loten | lootten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lote | lootte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | loten | lootten | ||
imperative sing. | loot | |||
imperative plur.1 | loot | |||
participles | lotend | geloot | ||
1) Archaic. |
Descendants
- Afrikaans: loot
- → Papiamentu: lòt
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈloːtn̩]
- Hyphenation: lo‧ten
Audio (file)
Verb
loten (weak, third-person singular present lotet, past tense lotete, past participle gelotet, auxiliary haben)
- (nautical) to sound
- (construction) to plumb (to accurately align vertically or confirm the accurate vertical alignment of something)
Conjugation
infinitive | loten | ||||
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present participle | lotend | ||||
past participle | gelotet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lote | wir loten | i | ich lote | wir loten |
du lotest | ihr lotet | du lotest | ihr lotet | ||
er lotet | sie loten | er lote | sie loten | ||
preterite | ich lotete | wir loteten | ii | ich lotete1 | wir loteten1 |
du lotetest | ihr lotetet | du lotetest1 | ihr lotetet1 | ||
er lotete | sie loteten | er lotete1 | sie loteten1 | ||
imperative | lot (du) lote (du) |
lotet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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