achterwaren

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch achterwaren. Equivalent to achter- +‎ waren (to watch, keep, preserve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑx.tərˈʋaː.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧wa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

achterwaren

  1. (transitive, Southern) to keep safe, to protect
  2. (transitive, Southern) to oversee
  3. (transitive, Southern) to take care of, to nurse

Conjugation

Conjugation of achterwaren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive achterwaren
past singular achterwaarde
past participle achterwaard
infinitive achterwaren
gerund achterwaren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular achterwaar achterwaarde
2nd person sing. (jij) achterwaart, achterwaar2 achterwaarde
2nd person sing. (u) achterwaart achterwaarde
2nd person sing. (gij) achterwaart achterwaarde
3rd person singular achterwaart achterwaarde
plural achterwaren achterwaarden
subjunctive sing.1 achterware achterwaarde
subjunctive plur.1 achterwaren achterwaarden
imperative sing. achterwaar
imperative plur.1 achterwaart
participles achterwarend achterwaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.