cultiveren

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cultiver; equivalent to cultiver + -eren.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cul‧ti‧ve‧ren

Verb

cultiveren

  1. (agriculture) to cultivate (to grow plants).
    We reizen de wereld af om de meest winterharde palmen te vinden en cultiveren mooie, sterke planten die geschikt zijn voor de Europese tuinen.
    We travel the world to find the most winter hardy palms and cultivate beautiful, strong plants suitable for European gardens.
  2. (figurative) to cultivate (to nurture).
    Laat mensen eigenschappen cultiveren waarmee apparaten niet concurreren.
    Let people cultivate qualities that devices don't compete with.

Inflection

Conjugation of cultiveren (weak)
infinitive cultiveren
past singular cultiveerde
past participle gecultiveerd
infinitive cultiveren
gerund cultiveren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular cultiveercultiveerde
2nd person sing. (jij) cultiveertcultiveerde
2nd person sing. (u) cultiveertcultiveerde
2nd person sing. (gij) cultiveertcultiveerde
3rd person singular cultiveertcultiveerde
plural cultiverencultiveerden
subjunctive sing.1 cultiverecultiveerde
subjunctive plur.1 cultiverencultiveerden
imperative sing. cultiveer
imperative plur.1 cultiveert
participles cultiverendgecultiveerd
1) Archaic.
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