vergallen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gal (“gall, bile”) + ver- -en (factitive circumfix).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]vergallen
- (transitive, dated) to make fish bitter by (accidentally) cutting its gall bladder during preparation
- (transitive, figuratively) to ruin something pleasurable
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vergallen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | vergallen | |||
past singular | vergalde | |||
past participle | vergald | |||
infinitive | vergallen | |||
gerund | vergallen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | vergal | vergalde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | vergalt, vergal2 | vergalde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | vergalt | vergalde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | vergalt | vergalde | ||
3rd person singular | vergalt | vergalde | ||
plural | vergallen | vergalden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | vergalle | vergalde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | vergallen | vergalden | ||
imperative sing. | vergal | |||
imperative plur.1 | vergalt | |||
participles | vergallend | vergald | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |