korten

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See also: körten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch corten. Equivalent to kort +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrtə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrtən

Verb

korten

  1. (transitive) to shorten
  2. (transitive) to reduce in money (especially income)
    De middenklasse wordt verder gekort.
    The middle class is being reduced further in income.

Conjugation

Conjugation of korten (weak)
infinitive korten
past singular kortte
past participle gekort
infinitive korten
gerund korten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kort kortte
2nd person sing. (jij) kort kortte
2nd person sing. (u) kort kortte
2nd person sing. (gij) kort kortte
3rd person singular kort kortte
plural korten kortten
subjunctive sing.1 korte kortte
subjunctive plur.1 korten kortten
imperative sing. kort
imperative plur.1 kort
participles kortend gekort
1) Archaic.

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Polish

budynek pokryty kortenem

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

korten m inan

  1. corten (weathering steel)

Declension

Further reading

  • korten in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

korten

  1. definite plural of kort

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