vatten
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
vatten
- to grasp
- to grasp mentally, to understand
- to catch, to apprehend
- to catch, to be afflicted with (a disease)
Synonyms[edit]
- (understand): begrijpen
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of vatten (weak)
| infinitive | vatten | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vat | vatte | ||
| 2nd person singular | vat | vatte | ||
| 3rd person singular | vat | vatte | ||
| plural | vatten | vatten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vatte | vatte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vatten | vatten | ||
| imperative sing. | vat | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vat | |||
| participles | vattend | (hebben) gevat | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vatten n
- water (uncountable)
- a body of water (countable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of vatten
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- vatten in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)