smoezen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• sjmoezen

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שמועס (shmues, “talk, schmooze”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -uzən

Verb

smoezen

1. to schmooze, talk softly, murmur, whisper

Conjugation

Conjugation of smoezen (weak)
infinitive	smoezen
past singular	smoesde
past participle	gesmoesd
infinitive	smoezen
gerund	smoezen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	smoes	smoesde
2nd person sing. (jij)	smoest, smoes2	smoesde
2nd person sing. (u)	smoest	smoesde
2nd person sing. (gij)	smoest	smoesde
3rd person singular	smoest	smoesde
plural	smoezen	smoesden
subjunctive sing.1	smoeze	smoesde
subjunctive plur.1	smoezen	smoesden
imperative sing.	smoes
imperative plur.1	smoest
participles	smoezend	gesmoesd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

See also

• smoezelen