verdrinken

Dutch

Etymology

ver- (“action prefix”) +‎ drinken (“drink”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

verdrinken

1. (transitive, intransitive) to drown (submerge completely in liquid)
2. (intransitive, figuratively) to drown, drown out (seemingly disappear in a mass)
3. (transitive, figuratively) to drown (one's sorrow by consuming alcohol)

Inflection

Conjugation of verdrinken (strong class 3, prefixed)
infinitive	verdrinken
past singular	verdronk
past participle	verdronken
infinitive	verdrinken
gerund	verdrinken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verdrink	verdronk
2nd person sing. (jij)	verdrinkt, verdrink2	verdronk
2nd person sing. (u)	verdrinkt	verdronk
2nd person sing. (gij)	verdrinkt	verdronkt
3rd person singular	verdrinkt	verdronk
plural	verdrinken	verdronken
subjunctive sing.1	verdrinke	verdronke
subjunctive plur.1	verdrinken	verdronken
imperative sing.	verdrink
imperative plur.1	verdrinkt
participles	verdrinkend	verdronken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• verdrinking

See also

• drenkeling