zweten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swêten. Equivalent to zweet +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋeː.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: zwe‧ten
  • Rhymes: -eːtən

Verb

zweten

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to sweat

Conjugation

Conjugation of zweten (weak)
infinitive zweten
past singular zweette
past participle gezweet
infinitive zweten
gerund zweten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zweet zweette
2nd person sing. (jij) zweet zweette
2nd person sing. (u) zweet zweette
2nd person sing. (gij) zweet zweette
3rd person singular zweet zweette
plural zweten zweetten
subjunctive sing.1 zwete zweette
subjunctive plur.1 zweten zweetten
imperative sing. zweet
imperative plur.1 zweet
participles zwetend gezweet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sweet
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: swete
  • Negerhollands: sweet