afspitten
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]afspitten
- (transitive) to excavate, to remove (material) from (by digging)
Usage notes
[edit]- The connotation of afspitten is that the digging is done earnestly without any particular care. One wouldn't use the verb for professional excavation at an archaeological site.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of afspitten (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | afspitten | |||
past singular | spitte af | |||
past participle | afgespit | |||
infinitive | afspitten | |||
gerund | afspitten n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
2nd person sing. (jij) | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
2nd person sing. (u) | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
2nd person sing. (gij) | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
3rd person singular | spit af | spitte af | afspit | afspitte |
plural | spitten af | spitten af | afspitten | afspitten |
subjunctive sing.1 | spitte af | spitte af | afspitte | afspitte |
subjunctive plur.1 | spitten af | spitten af | afspitten | afspitten |
imperative sing. | spit af | |||
imperative plur.1 | spit af | |||
participles | afspittend | afgespit | ||
1) Archaic. |