kwijten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quiten, from Old French quiter, from Latin quiētāre.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən

Verb

kwijten

  1. (transitive) to lose
  2. (transitive) to quit
  3. (reflexive) to acquit oneself (of some job or task)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kwijten (strong class 1)
infinitive kwijten
past singular kweet
past participle gekweten
infinitive kwijten
gerund kwijten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kwijt kweet
2nd person sing. (jij) kwijt kweet
2nd person sing. (u) kwijt kweet
2nd person sing. (gij) kwijt kweet
3rd person singular kwijt kweet
plural kwijten kweten
subjunctive sing.1 kwijte kwete
subjunctive plur.1 kwijten kweten
imperative sing. kwijt
imperative plur.1 kwijt
participles kwijtend gekweten
1) Archaic.