kletsen

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Dutch

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, akin to klotsen and klutsen. Compare English clash and German klatschen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

kletsen

  1. to chat
    Synonyms: babbelen, keuvelen, klessebessen
  2. to smack, to slap

Inflection

Inflection of kletsen (weak)
infinitive kletsen
past singular kletste
past participle gekletst
infinitive kletsen
gerund kletsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular klets kletste
2nd person sing. (jij) kletst kletste
2nd person sing. (u) kletst kletste
2nd person sing. (gij) kletst kletste
3rd person singular kletst kletste
plural kletsen kletsten
subjunctive sing.1 kletse kletste
subjunctive plur.1 kletsen kletsten
imperative sing. klets
imperative plur.1 kletst
participles kletsend gekletst
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Noun

kletsen

  1. plural of klets

References

  • van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN

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