vreemdgaan
Dutch
Etymology
From German fremdgehen. Analysable as vreemd + gaan, thus “to go strange”, that is “to go with a stranger/outsider”.
Pronunciation
Verb
vreemdgaan
- to cheat; to wander (have sexual or romantic relations with another than one's stable partner, typically in secrecy)
Inflection
Conjugation of vreemdgaan (strong class 7, irregular, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | vreemdgaan | |||
past singular | ging vreemd | |||
past participle | vreemdgegaan | |||
infinitive | vreemdgaan | |||
gerund | vreemdgaan n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | ga vreemd | ging vreemd | vreemdga | vreemdging |
2nd person sing. (jij) | gaat vreemd, ga vreemd2 | ging vreemd | vreemdgaat | vreemdging |
2nd person sing. (u) | gaat vreemd | ging vreemd | vreemdgaat | vreemdging |
2nd person sing. (gij) | gaat vreemd | gingt vreemd | vreemdgaat | vreemdgingt |
3rd person singular | gaat vreemd | ging vreemd | vreemdgaat | vreemdging |
plural | gaan vreemd | gingen vreemd | vreemdgaan | vreemdgingen |
subjunctive sing.1 | ga vreemd | ginge vreemd | vreemdga | vreemdginge |
subjunctive plur.1 | gaan vreemd | gingen vreemd | vreemdgaan | vreemdgingen |
imperative sing. | ga vreemd | |||
imperative plur.1 | gaat vreemd | |||
participles | vreemdgaand | vreemdgegaan | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |