buikspreken
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of buik (“belly, abdomen”) + spreken (“to speak”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]buikspreken n (uncountable)
- ventriloquism
- Synonym: buikspraak
Verb
[edit]buikspreken
Usage notes
[edit]- Usage of conjugated forms of this verb is highly variable. The infinitive and active participle are relatively common. Indicatives are generally restricted to subordinate clauses. The past participle is very rare.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of buikspreken (strong class 4, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | buikspreken | |||
past singular | sprak buik | |||
past participle | buikgesproken | |||
infinitive | buikspreken | |||
gerund | buikspreken n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | spreek buik | sprak buik | buikspreek | buiksprak |
2nd person sing. (jij) | spreekt buik, spreek buik2 | sprak buik | buikspreekt | buiksprak |
2nd person sing. (u) | spreekt buik | sprak buik | buikspreekt | buiksprak |
2nd person sing. (gij) | spreekt buik | spraakt buik | buikspreekt | buikspraakt |
3rd person singular | spreekt buik | sprak buik | buikspreekt | buiksprak |
plural | spreken buik | spraken buik | buikspreken | buikspraken |
subjunctive sing.1 | spreke buik | sprake buik | buikspreke | buiksprake |
subjunctive plur.1 | spreken buik | spraken buik | buikspreken | buikspraken |
imperative sing. | spreek buik | |||
imperative plur.1 | spreekt buik | |||
participles | buiksprekend | buikgesproken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: buikspreek