vechten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vechten, from Old Dutch fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-. Cognate with English fight and German fechten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛxtə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: vech‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛxtən
Inflection
| Conjugation of vechten (strong class 3b) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vechten | |||
| past singular | vocht | |||
| past participle | gevochten | |||
| infinitive | vechten | |||
| gerund | vechten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vecht | vocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vecht | vocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vecht | vocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vecht | vocht | ||
| 3rd person singular | vecht | vocht | ||
| plural | vechten | vochten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vechte | vochte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vechten | vochten | ||
| imperative sing. | vecht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vecht | |||
| participles | vechtend | gevochten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanvechten
- bekvechten
- bevechten
- gevecht
- invechten
- stierenvechten
- uitvechten
- vechten tegen de bierkaai
- vechten tegen windmolens
- vechtenstijd
- vechtlust
- vechtsport
- vrijvechten
Descendants
- Afrikaans: veg
- Berbice Creole Dutch: purkaru
- Negerhollands: vekkete, fegete, figiti, fikiti
- → Virgin Islands Creole: fikiti (dated)
Low German
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-.
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vechten | |
| 3rd sg. past | vacht | |
| 3rd pl. past | vochten | |
| Past participle | gevochten | |
| Infinitive | vechten | |
| In genitive | vechtens | |
| In dative | vechtene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | vechte | vacht |
| 2nd singular | vechts, vechtes | vochts, vochtes |
| 3rd singular | vecht, vechtet | vacht |
| 1st plural | vechten | vochten |
| 2nd plural | vecht, vechtet | vocht, vochtet |
| 3rd plural | vechten | vochten |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | vechte | vochte |
| 2nd singular | vechts, vechtes | vochtes |
| 3rd singular | vechte | vochte |
| 1st plural | vechten | vochten |
| 2nd plural | vecht, vechtet | vochtet |
| 3rd plural | vechten | vochten |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | vecht, vechte | |
| Plural | vecht, vechtet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | vechtende | gevochten |
Descendants
Further reading
- “vechten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vechten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.
Cognate with English fight, Dutch vechten and German fechten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛxtən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of vechten as a class 3b strong verb
| Plain Infinitive | vechten | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô vechtene or tô vechtende | |||
| Verbal Noun | vechten or vechtent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | vechtende | 2nd Person Singular | vecht | |
| Past | gevuchten | 2nd Person Plural | vechtet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | vechte | vacht | vechte | vüchte |
| 2nd Person Singular | vechtest or vechtst | vuchtest or vüchtest | vechtest | vüchtest |
| 3rd Person Singular | vechtet or vecht | vacht | vechtet | vüchte |
| Plural | vechten (vechtet?) | vuchten or vüchten | vechten | vüchten |
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