rechtvaardigen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rechtvaardig (“just”) + -en (“-en”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]rechtvaardigen
- (transitive) to justify, provide an acceptable motivation or explanation
- Synonym: wettigen
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of rechtvaardigen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rechtvaardigen | |||
| past singular | rechtvaardigde | |||
| past participle | gerechtvaardigd | |||
| infinitive | rechtvaardigen | |||
| gerund | rechtvaardigen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | rechtvaardig | rechtvaardigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | rechtvaardigt, rechtvaardig2 | rechtvaardigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | rechtvaardigt | rechtvaardigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | rechtvaardigt | rechtvaardigde | ||
| 3rd person singular | rechtvaardigt | rechtvaardigde | ||
| plural | rechtvaardigen | rechtvaardigden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | rechtvaardige | rechtvaardigde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | rechtvaardigen | rechtvaardigden | ||
| imperative sing. | rechtvaardig | |||
| imperative plur.1 | rechtvaardigt | |||
| participles | rechtvaardigend | gerechtvaardigd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: rechtveerdigen, regtveerdigen