versteken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verstēken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ steken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈsteː.kə(n)/, /vɛrˈsteː.kə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ver‧ste‧ken
• Rhymes: -eːkən

Verb

versteken

1. (transitive) to stab elsewhere
2. (transitive) to stab in a different manner
3. (transitive) to hide, to conceal

   Maar zij had hen op het dak doen klimmen, zij had hen verstoken onder de vlasstoppelen. (Jozua 2:6)

   But she had brought them up to the roof of the house and hid them with the stalks of flax. (Joshua 2:6)

4. (transitive, Southern) to reject, to expel

Conjugation

Conjugation of versteken (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive	versteken
past singular	verstak
past participle	verstoken
infinitive	versteken
gerund	versteken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	versteek	verstak
2nd person sing. (jij)	versteekt, versteek2	verstak
2nd person sing. (u)	versteekt	verstak
2nd person sing. (gij)	versteekt	verstaakt
3rd person singular	versteekt	verstak
plural	versteken	verstaken
subjunctive sing.1	versteke	verstake
subjunctive plur.1	versteken	verstaken
imperative sing.	versteek
imperative plur.1	versteekt
participles	verstekend	verstoken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• verstekeling