tegenstreven

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of tegen +‎ streven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteː.ɣə(n)ˌstreː.və(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧gen‧stre‧ven

Verb

tegenstreven

  1. (intransitive, with an indirect object) to oppose, to counteract
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to go to/toward

Inflection

Conjugation of tegenstreven (weak, separable)
infinitive tegenstreven
past singular streefde tegen
past participle tegengestreefd
infinitive tegenstreven
gerund tegenstreven n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular streef tegen streefde tegen tegenstreef tegenstreefde
2nd person sing. (jij) streeft tegen streefde tegen tegenstreeft tegenstreefde
2nd person sing. (u) streeft tegen streefde tegen tegenstreeft tegenstreefde
2nd person sing. (gij) streeft tegen streefde tegen tegenstreeft tegenstreefde
3rd person singular streeft tegen streefde tegen tegenstreeft tegenstreefde
plural streven tegen streefden tegen tegenstreven tegenstreefden
subjunctive sing.1 streve tegen streefde tegen tegenstreve tegenstreefde
subjunctive plur.1 streven tegen streefden tegen tegenstreven tegenstreefden
imperative sing. streef tegen
imperative plur.1 streeft tegen
participles tegenstrevend tegengestreefd
1) Archaic.

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