afdrogen

Dutch

Etymology

From af +‎ drogen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfdroːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧dro‧gen

Verb

afdrogen

  1. (transitive) to dry off, particularly with a towel
    Droog jij de vaat af? ― Will you dry off the dishes?
    Ik heb mijn haar niet goed afgedroogd na het zwemmen. ― I didn't dry off my hair properly after swimming.
  2. (transitive) to defeat overwhelmingly
  3. (transitive, informal) to beat up

Inflection
Inflection of afdrogen (weak, separable)
infinitive afdrogen
past singular droogde af
past participle afgedroogd
infinitive afdrogen
gerund afdrogen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular droog afdroogde afafdroogafdroogde
2nd person sing. (jij) droogt afdroogde afafdroogtafdroogde
2nd person sing. (u) droogt afdroogde afafdroogtafdroogde
2nd person sing. (gij) droogt afdroogde afafdroogtafdroogde
3rd person singular droogt afdroogde afafdroogtafdroogde
plural drogen afdroogden afafdrogenafdroogden
subjunctive sing.1 droge afdroogde afafdrogeafdroogde
subjunctive plur.1 drogen afdroogden afafdrogenafdroogden
imperative sing. droog af
imperative plur.1 droogt af
participles afdrogendafgedroogd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms
  • afdroger

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