From Old Dutch stēgeren, related to the verb stigan (“to ascend, climb”).
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steigeren
Conjugation of steigeren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | steigeren | |||
past singular | steigerde | |||
past participle | gesteigerd | |||
infinitive | steigeren | |||
gerund | steigeren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | steiger | steigerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | steigert, steiger2 | steigerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | steigert | steigerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | steigert | steigerde | ||
3rd person singular | steigert | steigerde | ||
plural | steigeren | steigerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | steigere | steigerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | steigeren | steigerden | ||
imperative sing. | steiger | |||
imperative plur.1 | steigert | |||
participles | steigerend | gesteigerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |