onthouden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch onthouden. Equivalent to ont- + houden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈɦɑu̯.də(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧hou‧den
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən
Verb
onthouden
- (transitive) to keep in mind, to remember
- Ik zal het onthouden voor de volgende keer. — I'll keep it in mind for the next time.
- (arithmetic, by extension) to carry
- Even zien, 3 onthouden, delen door 5, maal 8 maakt 1! — Let's see, carry 3, divide by 5, times 8 makes 1!
- (transitive) to retain, to withhold
- Ik onthield mijn stem, want ik heb geen mening over deze zaak. — I retained my vote, because I haven't got an opinion about this case.
- (transitive) to deny
- Je kunt hem dat plezier niet onthouden — You can't deny him that pleasure.
- (reflexive) to abstain
Inflection
Inflection of onthouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | onthouden | |||
past singular | onthield | |||
past participle | onthouden | |||
infinitive | onthouden | |||
gerund | onthouden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | onthou, onthoud | onthield | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | onthoudt | onthield | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | onthoudt | onthield | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | onthoudt | onthieldt | ||
3rd person singular | onthoudt | onthield | ||
plural | onthouden | onthielden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | onthoude | onthielde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | onthouden | onthielden | ||
imperative sing. | onthou, onthoud | |||
imperative plur.1 | onthoudt | |||
participles | onthoudend | onthouden | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
- (retain, withhold): onthouding
Descendants
- Afrikaans: onthou
- Negerhollands: onthou van
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