verrassen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • verrasschen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verrasschen. Equivalent to ras + ver- -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vəˈrɑ.sə(n)/, /vɛˈrɑ.sə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ras‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɑsən

Verb

verrassen

  1. (transitive) to surprise, to amaze, to awe
    Sommige mannen verrassen hun vrouw zo nu en dan met een bos bloemen.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Inflection

Inflection of verrassen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verrassen
past singular verraste
past participle verrast
infinitive verrassen
gerund verrassen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verrasverraste
2nd person sing. (jij) verrastverraste
2nd person sing. (u) verrastverraste
2nd person sing. (gij) verrastverraste
3rd person singular verrastverraste
plural verrassenverrasten
subjunctive sing.1 verrasseverraste
subjunctive plur.1 verrassenverrasten
imperative sing. verras
imperative plur.1 verrast
participles verrassendverrast
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: verras
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