vernederen

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- + neder (“down”) + -en

Pronunciation
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Verb

vernederen

  1. (transitive) To humiliate, humble
  2. (reflexive use: zich vernederen) To stoop to, humble/humiliate oneself
    Hij vernederde zich door op blote knieën starf en vergiffenis te vragen
    He humbled himself by begging on naked knees for punshment and forgiveness

Inflection
Inflection of vernederen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vernederen
past singular vernederde
past participle vernederd
infinitive vernederen
gerund vernederen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular vernedervernederde
2nd person sing. (jij) vernedertvernederde
2nd person sing. (u) vernedertvernederde
2nd person sing. (gij) vernedertvernederde
3rd person singular vernedertvernederde
plural vernederenvernederden
subjunctive sing.1 vernederevernederde
subjunctive plur.1 vernederenvernederden
imperative sing. verneder
imperative plur.1 vernedert
participles vernederendvernederd
1) Archaic.

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