bluffen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bluffen. Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”). Compare also English bluff, which may be borrowed from Dutch. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Verb
bluffen
- (intransitive) to bluff
Inflection
Conjugation of bluffen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | bluffen | |||
past singular | blufte | |||
past participle | gebluft | |||
infinitive | bluffen | |||
gerund | bluffen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bluf | blufte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bluft, bluf2 | blufte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bluft | blufte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bluft | blufte | ||
3rd person singular | bluft | blufte | ||
plural | bluffen | bluften | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bluffe | blufte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bluffen | bluften | ||
imperative sing. | bluf | |||
imperative plur.1 | bluft | |||
participles | bluffend | gebluft | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From English bluff. See the noun Bluff for more.
Pronunciation
Verb
bluffen
- to bluff
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “bluffen” in Duden online
Swedish
Noun
bluffen
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