verstoppen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verstoppen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ stop +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈstɔ.pə(n)/, /vərˈstɔ.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧stop‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɔpən

Verb

verstoppen

  1. (transitive) To hide, conceal. Also reflexive.
    Synonym: verbergen
    Antonym: onthullen
  2. (transitive) To clog.
    Synonym: blokkeren
    Antonym: ontstoppen

Inflection
Inflection of verstoppen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verstoppen
past singular verstopte
past participle verstopt
infinitive verstoppen
gerund verstoppen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verstopverstopte
2nd person sing. (jij) verstoptverstopte
2nd person sing. (u) verstoptverstopte
2nd person sing. (gij) verstoptverstopte
3rd person singular verstoptverstopte
plural verstoppenverstopten
subjunctive sing.1 verstoppeverstopte
subjunctive plur.1 verstoppenverstopten
imperative sing. verstop
imperative plur.1 verstopt
participles verstoppendverstopt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German firstophōn; equivalent to ver- +‎ stoppen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɐˈʃtopən/

Verb

verstoppen (third-person singular present verstoppt, past participle verstoppt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To hide.
    • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:14:
      Dir sidd d'Liicht vun der Welt! Eng Stad, déi uewen um Bierg läit, kann een net verstoppen.
      You are the light of the world! One cannot hide a city that lies upon a mountain.
  2. (transitive) To clog, to congest.
  3. (reflexive) To become clogged, to become congested.

Conjugation
Regular
infinitive verstoppen
participle verstoppt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative		 imperative
1st singular verstoppen —
2nd singular verstopps verstopp
3rd singular verstoppt —
1st plural verstoppen —
2nd plural verstoppt verstoppt
3rd plural verstoppen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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