sterken

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch sterken, from Old Dutch *sterken, from Proto-West Germanic *starkijan.

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -ɛrkən

Verb[edit]

sterken

  1. to fortify
  2. (figuratively) to encourage, to give strength to
    Sterkte ermee! — Stay strong!

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of sterken (weak)
infinitive sterken
past singular sterkte
past participle gesterkt
infinitive sterken
gerund sterken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sterk sterkte
2nd person sing. (jij) sterkt sterkte
2nd person sing. (u) sterkt sterkte
2nd person sing. (gij) sterkt sterkte
3rd person singular sterkt sterkte
plural sterken sterkten
subjunctive sing.1 sterke sterkte
subjunctive plur.1 sterken sterkten
imperative sing. sterk
imperative plur.1 sterkt
participles sterkend gesterkt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: sterk
  • Negerhollands: sterk

Anagrams[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *sterken, from Proto-West Germanic *starkijan.

Verb[edit]

sterken

  1. to strengthen, to make/become stronger

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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