schetsen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɛtsə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: schet‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɛtsən

Etymology 1

From schets +‎ -en.

Verb

schetsen

1. (transitive) to sketch
2. (transitive) to describe with words

   In de kliniek schetsen ze hem als een man van wie men op aan kan.

   In the clinic, they describe him as a man that one can rely on.

3. (transitive) to scam

   Ik verkocht gister die fiets voor 150 euro, ik heb die man ziek hard geschetst.

   I sold that bike for 150 euros yesterday, I scammed that guy so hard

   • 2016, Mula B, “Domme Jongens”‎^[1] (in Dutch), performed by Wilde Westen, published 2016:

     Vraag je papa wat ik doe, we schetsen mannen af en toe

     Ask your dad what I do, we scam people now and then

Conjugation

Conjugation of schetsen (weak)
infinitive	schetsen
past singular	schetste
past participle	geschetst
infinitive	schetsen
gerund	schetsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schets	schetste
2nd person sing. (jij)	schetst, schets2	schetste
2nd person sing. (u)	schetst	schetste
2nd person sing. (gij)	schetst	schetste
3rd person singular	schetst	schetste
plural	schetsen	schetsten
subjunctive sing.1	schetse	schetste
subjunctive plur.1	schetsen	schetsten
imperative sing.	schets
imperative plur.1	schetst
participles	schetsend	geschetst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• schetsblok
• schetsboek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

schetsen

1. plural of schets