adopteren
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō.
Pronunciation
Verb
adopteren
- to adopt (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)
Inflection
| Conjugation of adopteren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | adopteren | |||
| past singular | adopteerde | |||
| past participle | geadopteerd | |||
| infinitive | adopteren | |||
| gerund | adopteren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | adopteer | adopteerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | adopteert, adopteer2 | adopteerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | adopteert | adopteerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | adopteert | adopteerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | adopteert | adopteerde | ||
| plural | adopteren | adopteerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | adoptere | adopteerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | adopteren | adopteerden | ||
| imperative sing. | adopteer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | adopteert | |||
| participles | adopterend | geadopteerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Related terms
Low German
Etymology
From French adopter.
Verb
adopteren (third-person singular simple present adopteert, past tense adopteer, past participle adopteert, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to adopt
Conjugation
Conjugation of adopteren (weak verb)
| infinitive | adopteren | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | adopteer | adopteer |
| 2nd person singular | adopteers(t) | adopteers(t) |
| 3rd person singular | adopteer(t) | adopteer |
| plural | adopteert, adopteeren | adopteeren |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | adopteer(e) | |
| plural | adopteert | |
| participle | present | past |
| adopteren | (e)adopteert, geadopteert | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||