zwetsen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swetsen, from Middle High German swetzen. Cognate with German schwätzen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɛt.sə(n)/
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Hyphenation: zwet‧sen
Rhymes: -ɛtsən

Verb

zwetsen

(intransitive) to twaddle, to chatter
(intransitive) to talk rubbish, to tell nonsense, to waffle

Inflection

Inflection of zwetsen (weak)
infinitive	zwetsen
past singular	zwetste
past participle	gezwetst
infinitive	zwetsen
gerund	zwetsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zwets	zwetste
2nd person sing. (jij)	zwetst	zwetste
2nd person sing. (u)	zwetst	zwetste
2nd person sing. (gij)	zwetst	zwetste
3rd person singular	zwetst	zwetste
plural	zwetsen	zwetsten

subjunctive sing.¹	zwetse	zwetste
subjunctive plur.¹	zwetsen	zwetsten

imperative sing.	zwets
imperative plur.¹	zwetst

participles	zwetsend	gezwetst
¹⁾ Archaic.

Synonyms

(twaddle): babbelen, kletsen

Derived terms

gezwets
zwetser

Descendants

Afrikaans: swets

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