liflaffen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplicative.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]liflaffen
- (dated, now chiefly Belgium) to grovel, to fawn, to flatter
- (obsolete, derogatory) to caress, to fondle
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of liflaffen (weak) | ||||
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| infinitive | liflaffen | |||
| past singular | liflafte | |||
| past participle | geliflaft | |||
| infinitive | liflaffen | |||
| gerund | liflaffen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | liflaf | liflafte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | liflaft, liflaf2 | liflafte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | liflaft | liflafte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | liflaft | liflafte | ||
| 3rd person singular | liflaft | liflafte | ||
| plural | liflaffen | liflaften | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | liflaffe | liflafte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | liflaffen | liflaften | ||
| imperative sing. | liflaf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | liflaft | |||
| participles | liflaffend | geliflaft | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||