stofzuigen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Backformed from stofzuiger. Equivalent to stof (“dust”) + zuigen (“to suck”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]stofzuigen
- (intransitive, transitive) to vacuum-clean, clean with a vacuum cleaner
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of stofzuigen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stofzuigen | |||
| past singular | stofzuigde | |||
| past participle | gestofzuigd | |||
| infinitive | stofzuigen | |||
| gerund | stofzuigen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | stofzuig | stofzuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | stofzuigt, stofzuig2 | stofzuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | stofzuigt | stofzuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | stofzuigt | stofzuigde | ||
| 3rd person singular | stofzuigt | stofzuigde | ||
| plural | stofzuigen | stofzuigden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | stofzuige | stofzuigde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | stofzuigen | stofzuigden | ||
| imperative sing. | stofzuig | |||
| imperative plur.1 | stofzuigt | |||
| participles | stofzuigend | gestofzuigd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
- Some people use stof as a separable element, perhaps influenced by the stress. Strong conjugations occur as well. These are proscribed by the language authority.