ontaarden

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Dutch

Etymology

From ont- +‎ aarden.

Compare German entarten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈaːr.də(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -aːrdən

Verb

ontaarden

  1. to degenerate
    Het feest is ontaard in een braspartij.
    The party has degenerated into an orgy of eating and drinking.
  2. to corrupt

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontaarden (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontaarden
past singular ontaardde
past participle ontaard
infinitive ontaarden
gerund ontaarden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontaard ontaardde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontaardt, ontaard2 ontaardde
2nd person sing. (u) ontaardt ontaardde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontaardt ontaardde
3rd person singular ontaardt ontaardde
plural ontaarden ontaardden
subjunctive sing.1 ontaarde ontaardde
subjunctive plur.1 ontaarden ontaardden
imperative sing. ontaard
imperative plur.1 ontaardt
participles ontaardend ontaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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