koesteren
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
koesteren
- (transitive) to cherish
- (transitive, dated) to pamper, to spoil
- (transitive, dated) to warm
Inflection
Conjugation of koesteren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | koesteren | |||
past singular | koesterde | |||
past participle | gekoesterd | |||
infinitive | koesteren | |||
gerund | koesteren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | koester | koesterde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | koestert, koester2 | koesterde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | koestert | koesterde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | koestert | koesterde | ||
3rd person singular | koestert | koesterde | ||
plural | koesteren | koesterden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | koestere | koesterde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | koesteren | koesterden | ||
imperative sing. | koester | |||
imperative plur.1 | koestert | |||
participles | koesterend | gekoesterd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |