ketsen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ketsen, borrowed from Old French cachier. Doublet of kaatsen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛt.sə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ket‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛtsən

Verb

ketsen

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to skim, skip
    stenen ketsen ― to skip stones
  2. (intransitive) to ricochet, bounce off
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to have sex

Conjugation

Conjugation of ketsen (weak)
infinitive ketsen
past singular ketste
past participle geketst
infinitive ketsen
gerund ketsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kets ketste
2nd person sing. (jij) ketst, kets2 ketste
2nd person sing. (u) ketst ketste
2nd person sing. (gij) ketst ketste
3rd person singular ketst ketste
plural ketsen ketsten
subjunctive sing.1 ketse ketste
subjunctive plur.1 ketsen ketsten
imperative sing. kets
imperative plur.1 ketst
participles ketsend geketst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

References

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