hersenspoelen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hersenen (“brain”) + spoelen (“rinse”), calque of English brainwash, itself a calque of Chinese 洗腦／洗脑 (xǐnǎo). Some sources consider it a back-formation from hersenspoeling.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hersenspoelen
- (transitive) to brainwash
- Ze zijn gehersenspoeld om in hersenspoeling te geloven.
- They have been brainwashed into believing in brainwashing.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of hersenspoelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hersenspoelen | |||
| past singular | hersenspoelde | |||
| past participle | gehersenspoeld | |||
| infinitive | hersenspoelen | |||
| gerund | hersenspoelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hersenspoel | hersenspoelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hersenspoelt, hersenspoel2 | hersenspoelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hersenspoelt | hersenspoelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hersenspoelt | hersenspoelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | hersenspoelt | hersenspoelde | ||
| plural | hersenspoelen | hersenspoelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hersenspoele | hersenspoelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hersenspoelen | hersenspoelden | ||
| imperative sing. | hersenspoel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hersenspoelt | |||
| participles | hersenspoelend | gehersenspoeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||