aankleden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aenclêden. Equivalent to aan + kleden.
Pronunciation
Verb
aankleden
- (transitive) to dress, put clothing on someone or something
- Welke idioot heeft de kat aangekleed?
- What idiot put clothes on the cat?
- (reflexive) to get dressed, put clothes on oneself
- Haastig kleedde hij zich aan zodra hij iemand hoorde naderen.
- Hastily he got dressed as soon as he heard someone approaching.
- (transitive) to furnish with textile, furniture, decorations etc.
- Het vergt goede smaak om een fraaie kamer stijlvol aan te kleden.
- It takes good taste to furnish a nice room stylishly.
- (transitive, figuratively) to dress up, present with embellishments, excuses etc.
Inflection
Conjugation of aankleden (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | aankleden | |||
past singular | kleedde aan | |||
past participle | aangekleed | |||
infinitive | aankleden | |||
gerund | aankleden n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | kleed aan | kleedde aan | aankleed | aankleedde |
2nd person sing. (jij) | kleedt aan, kleed aan2 | kleedde aan | aankleedt | aankleedde |
2nd person sing. (u) | kleedt aan | kleedde aan | aankleedt | aankleedde |
2nd person sing. (gij) | kleedt aan | kleedde aan | aankleedt | aankleedde |
3rd person singular | kleedt aan | kleedde aan | aankleedt | aankleedde |
plural | kleden aan | kleedden aan | aankleden | aankleedden |
subjunctive sing.1 | klede aan | kleedde aan | aanklede | aankleedde |
subjunctive plur.1 | kleden aan | kleedden aan | aankleden | aankleedden |
imperative sing. | kleed aan | |||
imperative plur.1 | kleedt aan | |||
participles | aankledend | aangekleed | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: kleed na
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