contraheren

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrahō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔntraːˈɦeːrə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧he‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

contraheren

  1. (transitive, grammar) to contract

Conjugation

Conjugation of contraheren (weak)
infinitive contraheren
past singular contraheerde
past participle gecontraheerd
infinitive contraheren
gerund contraheren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular contraheer contraheerde
2nd person sing. (jij) contraheert, contraheer2 contraheerde
2nd person sing. (u) contraheert contraheerde
2nd person sing. (gij) contraheert contraheerde
3rd person singular contraheert contraheerde
plural contraheren contraheerden
subjunctive sing.1 contrahere contraheerde
subjunctive plur.1 contraheren contraheerden
imperative sing. contraheer
imperative plur.1 contraheert
participles contraherend gecontraheerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.