verbranden
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
verbranden
- (transitive) To burn, consume/kill in fire
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire
- (transitive) To burn, affect gravely with corrosive etc. chemicals
- (intransitive) To burn, be affected gravely with corrosive etc. chemicals
- (transitive, figuratively) To discredit completely, ruin psychologically for future use, e.g. by scandal or media leak
- Nadat uitlekte wie het plan van de premier verbrandde door het te lekken, was die minister zelf verbrand en moest ontslag nemen
- After it was leaked who compromised the P.M.'s plan by leaking it, that minister was compromised himself and had to resign
Inflection
Conjugation of verbranden (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verbranden | |||
past singular | verbrandde | |||
past participle | verbrand | |||
infinitive | verbranden | |||
gerund | verbranden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verbrand | verbrandde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verbrandt, verbrand2 | verbrandde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verbrandt | verbrandde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verbrandt | verbrandde | ||
3rd person singular | verbrandt | verbrandde | ||
plural | verbranden | verbrandden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verbrande | verbrandde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verbranden | verbrandden | ||
imperative sing. | verbrand | |||
imperative plur.1 | verbrandt | |||
participles | verbrandend | verbrand | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
- branden
- opbranden
- verzengen, verschroeien
- (discredit completely) compromitteren, discrediteren, verknoeien
Derived terms
- verbrandbaar (adjective)
- verbranding