verzeggen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verseggen from Old Dutch farseggen. Equivalent to ver- + zeggen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈzɛ.ɣə(n)/, /vɛrˈzɛ.ɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧zeg‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛɣən

Verb

verzeggen

  1. (transitive) to promise to give or do, to vow
  2. (reflexive) to promise

Inflection

The irregular past tense is used in the Netherlands, while the weak past forms are used primarily in Flanders.

Inflection of verzeggen (weak, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive verzeggen
past singular verzei, verzegde
past participle verzegd
infinitive verzeggen
gerund verzeggen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verzegverzei, verzegde
2nd person sing. (jij) verzegtverzei, verzegde
2nd person sing. (u) verzegtverzei, verzegde
2nd person sing. (gij) verzegtverzeidt, verzegde
3rd person singular verzegtverzei, verzegde
plural verzeggenverzeiden, verzegden
subjunctive sing.1 verzeggeverzeide, verzegde
subjunctive plur.1 verzeggenverzeiden, verzegden
imperative sing. verzeg
imperative plur.1 verzegt
participles verzeggendverzegd
1) Archaic.
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