dekken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dek‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

dekken

  1. (transitive) to cover
    Hij gebruikte een deken om zichzelf te dekken tijdens de koude nacht.
    He used a blanket to cover himself during the cold night.
  2. (transitive) to set (the table)
    De tafel is mooi gedekt voor het feest.
    The table is nicely set for the party.
  3. (transitive) to mount and impregnate (a female animal)
    De boer liet zijn stier een koe dekken om nakomelingen te krijgen.
    The farmer had his bull mount and impregnate a cow to get offspring.

Inflection

Inflection of dekken (weak)
infinitive dekken
past singular dekte
past participle gedekt
infinitive dekken
gerund dekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dek dekte
2nd person sing. (jij) dekt dekte
2nd person sing. (u) dekt dekte
2nd person sing. (gij) dekt dekte
3rd person singular dekt dekte
plural dekken dekten
subjunctive sing.1 dekke dekte
subjunctive plur.1 dekken dekten
imperative sing. dek
imperative plur.1 dekt
participles dekkend gedekt
1) Archaic.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: dek
  • Negerhollands: dek
  • Caribbean Javanese: ngedèg
  • Papiamentu: dèk