verdedigen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- verdadigen (obsolete)
- verdeden (obsolete)
- verdedingen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verdegedingen. Cognate with German verteidigen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈdeː.də.ɣə(n)/, /ˌvərˈdeː.də.ɣə(n)/
audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧de‧di‧gen
- Rhymes: -eːdəɣən
Verb
verdedigen
- (transitive) to defend
Inflection
Conjugation of verdedigen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verdedigen | |||
past singular | verdedigde | |||
past participle | verdedigd | |||
infinitive | verdedigen | |||
gerund | verdedigen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verdedig | verdedigde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verdedigt, verdedig2 | verdedigde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verdedigt | verdedigde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verdedigt | verdedigde | ||
3rd person singular | verdedigt | verdedigde | ||
plural | verdedigen | verdedigden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verdedige | verdedigde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verdedigen | verdedigden | ||
imperative sing. | verdedig | |||
imperative plur.1 | verdedigt | |||
participles | verdedigend | verdedigd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: verdedig