Borrowed from German putzen. Attested since 1645.
poetsen
Conjugation of poetsen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | poetsen | |||
past singular | poetste | |||
past participle | gepoetst | |||
infinitive | poetsen | |||
gerund | poetsen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | poets | poetste | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | poetst, poets2 | poetste | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | poetst | poetste | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | poetst | poetste | ||
3rd person singular | poetst | poetste | ||
plural | poetsen | poetsten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | poetse | poetste | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | poetsen | poetsten | ||
imperative sing. | poets | |||
imperative plur.1 | poetst | |||
participles | poetsend | gepoetst | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |