zwetsen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swetsen, from Middle High German swetzen. Cognate with German schwätzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɛt.sə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: zwet‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛtsən

Verb

zwetsen

  1. (intransitive) to twaddle, to chatter
  2. (intransitive) to talk rubbish, to tell nonsense, to waffle

Inflection

Inflection of zwetsen (weak)
infinitive zwetsen
past singular zwetste
past participle gezwetst
infinitive zwetsen
gerund zwetsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zwets zwetste
2nd person sing. (jij) zwetst zwetste
2nd person sing. (u) zwetst zwetste
2nd person sing. (gij) zwetst zwetste
3rd person singular zwetst zwetste
plural zwetsen zwetsten
subjunctive sing.1 zwetse zwetste
subjunctive plur.1 zwetsen zwetsten
imperative sing. zwets
imperative plur.1 zwetst
participles zwetsend gezwetst
1) Archaic.

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  • Afrikaans: swets