drøfte

Danish

Etymology

From older modern Danish dryftæ (“to clean grain over a sieve, to fall through”). Cognate with dryppe,

Verb

drøfte

1. discuss, talk about

   De drøftede ivrigt de sidste udviklingers følger.

   They eagerly discussed the consequences of the most recent developments.

Conjugation

Conjugation of drøfte

active passive present drøfter drøftes past drøftede drøftedes infinitive drøfte drøftes imperative drøft — participle present drøftende past drøftet (auxiliary verb have) gerund drøften

Derived terms

• drøftelse

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

drøfte (imperative drøft, present tense drøfter, passive drøftes, simple past and past participle drøfta or drøftet, present participle drøftende)

1. to discuss, debate, talk over

References

• “drøfte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

drøfte (present tense drøftar or drøfter, past tense drøfta or drøfte, past participle drøfta or drøft, passive infinitive drøftast, present participle drøftande, imperative drøft)

1. e-infinitive form of drøfta (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)

References

• “drøfte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.