pleasen

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English please.

Pronunciation

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Verb

pleasen

  1. (informal) to please someone (in a psychologically unhealthy way); to pander, especially self-effacingly
    Ze pleaset de hele tijd haar ouders en denkt nooit aan haar eigen welzijn.She keeps pleasing her parents and never thinks of her own well-being.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pleasen (weak)
infinitive pleasen
past singular pleasede
past participle gepleased
infinitive pleasen
gerund pleasen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular please pleasede
2nd person sing. (jij) pleaset, please2 pleasede
2nd person sing. (u) pleaset pleasede
2nd person sing. (gij) pleaset pleasede
3rd person singular pleaset pleasede
plural pleasen pleaseden
subjunctive sing.1 please pleasede
subjunctive plur.1 pleasen pleaseden
imperative sing. please
imperative plur.1 pleaset
participles pleasend gepleased
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.