solliciteren

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch solliciteren, borrowed from Middle French (whence French solliciter), borrowed from Latin sollicitare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔlisiˈteːrə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sol‧li‧ci‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

solliciteren

  1. (intransitive) to apply (for a job)
    Ik ga solliciteren bij het postkantoor.I am going to apply for a job at the postal office.
    Ik ga solliciteren naar de positie van een postbode.I am going to apply for the position of a mailman.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to ask (for)
    Ben je naar klappen aan het solliciteren?Are you asking for a beating?

Usage notes

  • In the sense "to apply for a job", the verb can take either of the prepositions voor (for) and naar (towards) to express the indirect object:
    Solliciteren naar een baan.To apply for a job.
    Solliciteren voor een baan.To apply for a job.
  • In the sense "to ask for", the verb can only take the preposition naar:
    Solliciteren naar ontslag.To ask for a sacking.
  • The preposition bij (at) can be used to express the authority where one applies for a job:
    Solliciteren bij de bioscoop.To apply for a job at the cinema.
  • The preposition op (on) can be used to express a certain invitation one is accepting by applying for a job, like an advertisement or a request:
    Solliciteren op een advertentie.To apply for a job as a response to an advertisement.

Conjugation

Conjugation of solliciteren (weak)
infinitive solliciteren
past singular solliciteerde
past participle gesolliciteerd
infinitive solliciteren
gerund solliciteren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular solliciteer solliciteerde
2nd person sing. (jij) solliciteert, solliciteer2 solliciteerde
2nd person sing. (u) solliciteert solliciteerde
2nd person sing. (gij) solliciteert solliciteerde
3rd person singular solliciteert solliciteerde
plural solliciteren solliciteerden
subjunctive sing.1 sollicitere solliciteerde
subjunctive plur.1 solliciteren solliciteerden
imperative sing. solliciteer
imperative plur.1 solliciteert
participles solliciterend gesolliciteerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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