doorweken
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From door- (“through”) + weken (“to soak”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]doorweken
- (transitive) to soak fully, drench through and through
- De regenval was zwaar genoeg om zelfs mijn jas te doorweken. ― The downpour of rain was heavy enough to fully soak even my coat.
- Door de oefening was ik helemaal doorweekt van het zweet. ― Because of the exercise I was totally drenched in sweat.
Usage notes
[edit]- Mostly encountered in the infinitive and past participle.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of doorweken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | doorweken | |||
| past singular | doorweekte | |||
| past participle | doorweekt | |||
| infinitive | doorweken | |||
| gerund | doorweken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | doorweek | doorweekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | doorweekt, doorweek2 | doorweekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | doorweekt | doorweekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | doorweekt | doorweekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | doorweekt | doorweekte | ||
| plural | doorweken | doorweekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | doorweke | doorweekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | doorweken | doorweekten | ||
| imperative sing. | doorweek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | doorweekt | |||
| participles | doorwekend | doorweekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||