borstelen

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Dutch

Etymology

From borstel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrs.tə.lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bor‧ste‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔrstələn

Verb

borstelen

  1. (transitive) to brush

Inflection

Conjugation of borstelen (weak)
infinitive borstelen
past singular borstelde
past participle geborsteld
infinitive borstelen
gerund borstelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular borstel borstelde
2nd person sing. (jij) borstelt borstelde
2nd person sing. (u) borstelt borstelde
2nd person sing. (gij) borstelt borstelde
3rd person singular borstelt borstelde
plural borstelen borstelden
subjunctive sing.1 borstele borstelde
subjunctive plur.1 borstelen borstelden
imperative sing. borstel
imperative plur.1 borstelt
participles borstelend geborsteld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: borsel
  • Papiamentu: bòrstel
  • Sranan Tongo: bosro