versterken
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch versterken. By surface analysis, ver- + sterken (“to make stronger”) and sterk (“strong”) + ver- -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]versterken
- (ergative) to strengthen
- Antonym: verzwakken
- (transitive) to reinforce, to strengthen
- Antonym: verzwakken
- De regering versterkt de dijken na de overstroming. ― The government reinforces the dykes after the flood.
- (transitive) to amplify
- Synonym: amplificeren
- Antonyms: verzwakken, dempen
- De dj had naar mijn mening het geluid wel wat mogen versterken. ― In my opinion, the DJ could have amplified the sound a bit.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of versterken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | versterken | |||
past singular | versterkte | |||
past participle | versterkt | |||
infinitive | versterken | |||
gerund | versterken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | versterk | versterkte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | versterkt, versterk2 | versterkte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | versterkt | versterkte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | versterkt | versterkte | ||
3rd person singular | versterkt | versterkte | ||
plural | versterken | versterkten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | versterke | versterkte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | versterken | versterkten | ||
imperative sing. | versterk | |||
imperative plur.1 | versterkt | |||
participles | versterkend | versterkt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: versterk
Further reading
[edit]- “versterken” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
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