kluisteren

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Dutch

Etymology

From kluister (“a fetter”), ultimately from Latin claudō (“close, shut”).

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Verb

kluisteren

  1. (transitive) to fetter, hog-tie or (rather) restrain in remaining movement
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to bind, restrict, as by a spell, fascination etc.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kluisteren (weak)
infinitive kluisteren
past singular kluisterde
past participle gekluisterd
infinitive kluisteren
gerund kluisteren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kluister kluisterde
2nd person sing. (jij) kluistert, kluister2 kluisterde
2nd person sing. (u) kluistert kluisterde
2nd person sing. (gij) kluistert kluisterde
3rd person singular kluistert kluisterde
plural kluisteren kluisterden
subjunctive sing.1 kluistere kluisterde
subjunctive plur.1 kluisteren kluisterden
imperative sing. kluister
imperative plur.1 kluistert
participles kluisterend gekluisterd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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