ontzeggen

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Dutch

Etymology

ont- +‎ zeggen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔntˈzɛ.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ont‧zeg‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛɣən

Verb

ontzeggen

  1. to deny, to keep from having

Inflection

The irregular past tense is used in the Netherlands, while the weak past forms are used primarily in Flanders.

Inflection of ontzeggen (weak, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive ontzeggen
past singular ontzei, ontzegde
past participle ontzegd
infinitive ontzeggen
gerund ontzeggen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzeg ontzei, ontzegde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzegt ontzei, ontzegde
2nd person sing. (u) ontzegt ontzei, ontzegde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzegt ontzeidt, ontzegde
3rd person singular ontzegt ontzei, ontzegde
plural ontzeggen ontzeiden, ontzegden
subjunctive sing.1 ontzegge ontzeide, ontzegde
subjunctive plur.1 ontzeggen ontzeiden, ontzegden
imperative sing. ontzeg
imperative plur.1 ontzegt
participles ontzeggend ontzegd
1) Archaic.