grissen
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]grissen
- to snatch, to grab
- Hij was van plan geweest om zodra hij de kans kreeg, Sofie van tafel te grissen en haar achter zijn rug te verstoppen, maar dat kon hij nu wel vergeten. - He was planning to grab Sofie from the table and hide her behind his back as soon as he had the chance to, but he could forget about that now. (De GVR)
- to abduct, to kidnap
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of grissen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | grissen | |||
| past singular | griste | |||
| past participle | gegrist | |||
| infinitive | grissen | |||
| gerund | grissen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | gris | griste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | grist, gris2 | griste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | grist | griste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | grist | griste | ||
| 3rd person singular | grist | griste | ||
| plural | grissen | gristen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | grisse | griste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | grissen | gristen | ||
| imperative sing. | gris | |||
| imperative plur.1 | grist | |||
| participles | grissend | gegrist | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → West Frisian: grisse