From Middle Dutch verderven, from Old Dutch fardervan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraderban. Unrelated to derven, but related to bederven.
verderven
Conjugation of verderven (strong class 3+7, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verderven | |||
past singular | verdierf | |||
past participle | verdorven | |||
infinitive | verderven | |||
gerund | verderven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verderf | verdierf | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verderft, verderf2 | verdierf | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verderft | verdierf | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verderft | verdierft | ||
3rd person singular | verderft | verdierf | ||
plural | verderven | verdierven | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verderve | verdierve | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verderven | verdierven | ||
imperative sing. | verderf | |||
imperative plur.1 | verderft | |||
participles | verdervend | verdorven | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |