verzaken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch versāken, from Old Dutch farsacan, from Proto-Germanic *frasakaną (“to forsake, renounce”). Cognate with English forsake, Swedish försaka, Danish forsage.
Pronunciation
Verb
verzaken
- (transitive) to renounce, to abandon
- (transitive) to neglect, to abandon
- (transitive) to betray, to abandon
Inflection
Conjugation of verzaken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verzaken | |||
past singular | verzaakte | |||
past participle | verzaakt | |||
infinitive | verzaken | |||
gerund | verzaken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verzaak | verzaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
3rd person singular | verzaakt | verzaakte | ||
plural | verzaken | verzaakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verzake | verzaakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verzaken | verzaakten | ||
imperative sing. | verzaak | |||
imperative plur.1 | verzaakt | |||
participles | verzakend | verzaakt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: versaak
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