ontbijten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ontbiten. Equivalent to ont- (inchoative) + bijten (“bite”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbɛi̯.tə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧bij‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən
Verb
ontbijten
- (intransitive) to breakfast, have breakfast
- Ik ontbijt meestal met een kom havermout en een kopje koffie.
- I usually have breakfast with a bowl of oatmeal and a cup of coffee.
- Ze ontbijten samen elke ochtend voordat ze naar hun werk gaan.
- They have breakfast together every morning before going to work.
- Hij is gewend om vroeg te ontbijten voordat hij gaat sporten.
- He is used to having breakfast early before going to exercise.
Inflection
| Inflection of ontbijten (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontbijten | |||
| past singular | ontbeet | |||
| past participle | ontbeten | |||
| infinitive | ontbijten | |||
| gerund | ontbijten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontbijt | ontbeet | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontbijt | ontbeet | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontbijt | ontbeet | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontbijt | ontbeet | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontbijt | ontbeet | ||
| plural | ontbijten | ontbeten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontbijte | ontbete | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontbijten | ontbeten | ||
| imperative sing. | ontbijt | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontbijt | |||
| participles | ontbijtend | ontbeten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ontbyt
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