onderbouwen

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Dutch

Etymology

From onder- +‎ bouwen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔn.dərˈbɑu̯.ə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

onderbouwen

  1. (Belgium) to support, to buttress
    Synonym: ondersteunen
  2. to substantiate (a claim), to corroborate, to justify

Conjugation

Conjugation of onderbouwen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive onderbouwen
past singular onderbouwde
past participle onderbouwd
infinitive onderbouwen
gerund onderbouwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular onderbouw onderbouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) onderbouwt, onderbouw2 onderbouwde
2nd person sing. (u) onderbouwt onderbouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) onderbouwt onderbouwde
3rd person singular onderbouwt onderbouwde
plural onderbouwen onderbouwden
subjunctive sing.1 onderbouwe onderbouwde
subjunctive plur.1 onderbouwen onderbouwden
imperative sing. onderbouw
imperative plur.1 onderbouwt
participles onderbouwend onderbouwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.