verstinken
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch verstinken. Equivalent to ver- + stinken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verstinken
- (transitive, dated) to bother someone with stench
- (intransitive, dated) to start stinking
- (intransitive, dated) to start rot, to decay
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of verstinken (strong class 3a, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verstinken | |||
past singular | verstonk | |||
past participle | verstonken | |||
infinitive | verstinken | |||
gerund | verstinken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verstink | verstonk | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verstinkt, verstink2 | verstonk | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verstinkt | verstonk | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verstinkt | verstonkt | ||
3rd person singular | verstinkt | verstonk | ||
plural | verstinken | verstonken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verstinke | verstonke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verstinken | verstonken | ||
imperative sing. | verstink | |||
imperative plur.1 | verstinkt | |||
participles | verstinkend | verstonken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German *verstinken, from Old High German firstinkan. Equivalent to ver- + stinken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verstinken (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verstinkt, past tense verstank, past participle verstunken, past subjunctive verstänke, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive, obsolete) to stink until the stench has dissipated [auxiliary sein]
- Synonym: ausstinken
- (transitive, regional or colloquial) to stink up [auxiliary haben]
- Synonyms: vermiefen, verpesten, verstänkern
- Hol den Käse aus dem Kühlschrank, bevor er alles verstinkt! ― Get the cheese out of the fridge before it stinks everything up!
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verstinken | ||||
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present participle | verstinkend | ||||
past participle | verstunken | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verstinke | wir verstinken | i | ich verstinke | wir verstinken |
du verstinkst | ihr verstinkt | du verstinkest | ihr verstinket | ||
er verstinkt | sie verstinken | er verstinke | sie verstinken | ||
preterite | ich verstank | wir verstanken | ii | ich verstänke1 | wir verstänken1 |
du verstankst | ihr verstankt | du verstänkest1 du verstänkst1 |
ihr verstänket1 ihr verstänkt1 | ||
er verstank | sie verstanken | er verstänke1 | sie verstänken1 | ||
imperative | verstink (du) verstinke (du) |
verstinkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verstinken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verstinken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verstinken” in Duden online
- “verstinken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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