kletsen

Dutch

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, akin to klotsen and klutsen. Compare English clash and German klatschen.

Pronunciation
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Verb

kletsen

  1. to chat
    Synonyms: babbelen, keuvelen, klessebessen
  2. to smack, to slap

Inflection
Conjugation of kletsen (weak)
infinitive kletsen
past singular kletste
past participle gekletst
infinitive kletsen
gerund kletsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kletskletste
2nd person sing. (jij) kletstkletste
2nd person sing. (u) kletstkletste
2nd person sing. (gij) kletstkletste
3rd person singular kletstkletste
plural kletsenkletsten
subjunctive sing.1 kletsekletste
subjunctive plur.1 kletsenkletsten
imperative sing. klets
imperative plur.1 kletst
participles kletsendgekletst
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Noun

kletsen

  1. plural of klets

References
  • van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN

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