ontspannen

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Dutch

Etymology

From ont- +‎ spannen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈspɑnə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑnən

Verb

ontspannen

  1. (intransitive or reflexive) to relax
    Synonym: relaxen
    Muziek is een ideaal middel om je te ontspannen. ― Music is the perfect way to relax.
    In een heet bad kon ze eindelijk ontspannen ― In a hot bath she could finally relax
  2. (transitive) to relax, untense
    Ga maar even liggen en probeer al je spieren helemaal to ontspannen. ― Lie down and try to untense all your muscles.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontspannen (weak with strong past participle, prefixed)
infinitive ontspannen
past singular ontspande
past participle ontspannen
infinitive ontspannen
gerund ontspannen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontspan ontspande
2nd person sing. (jij) ontspant, ontspan2 ontspande
2nd person sing. (u) ontspant ontspande
2nd person sing. (gij) ontspant ontspande
3rd person singular ontspant ontspande
plural ontspannen ontspanden
subjunctive sing.1 ontspanne ontspande
subjunctive plur.1 ontspannen ontspanden
imperative sing. ontspan
imperative plur.1 ontspant
participles ontspannend ontspannen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Participle

ontspannen

  1. past participle of ontspannen
    Hij kwam heel ontspannen over na de tweede joint. ― He seemed very relaxed after the second joint.

Declension

Declension of ontspannen
uninflected ontspannen
inflected ontspannen
positive
predicative/adverbial ontspannen
indefinite m./f. sing. ontspannen
n. sing. ontspannen
plural ontspannen
definite ontspannen
partitive ontspannens
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