afschaven
Low German
Etymology
From af- + schaven. Cognate with Dutch afschaven, German abschaben, English shave off.
Verb
afschaven (third-person singular simple present schaavt af, past tense schaav af, past participle afschaavt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to scrape off, to scrape clean
- to wear thin
Conjugation
Conjugation of afschaven (weak verb, separable)
| infinitive | afschaven | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| indicative | present | preterite | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | schaav af | schaav af | afschaav | afschaav |
| 2nd person singular | schaavst af | schaavst af | afschaavst | afschaavst |
| 3rd person singular | schaavt af | schaav af | afschaavt | afschaav |
| plural | schaavt af | schaven af | afschaavt | afschaven |
| imperative | present | — | — | — |
| singular | schaav af | |||
| plural | schaavt af | |||
| participle | present | past | — | — |
| afschaven | afschaavt | |||