verschansen
(Redirected from zich verschansen)
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈsxɑn.sə(n)/, /ˌvərˈsxɑn.sə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧schan‧sen
- Rhymes: -ɑnsən
Verb
[edit]verschansen
- (transitive) to fortify; (literal) to surround with a defensive wall, to protect with a bastion
- (reflexive) to dig oneself in, to seek cover, to fortify one's position, to take a fortified position
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of verschansen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verschansen | |||
| past singular | verschanste | |||
| past participle | verschanst | |||
| infinitive | verschansen | |||
| gerund | verschansen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verschans | verschanste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verschanst, verschans2 | verschanste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verschanst | verschanste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verschanst | verschanste | ||
| 3rd person singular | verschanst | verschanste | ||
| plural | verschansen | verschansten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verschanse | verschanste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verschansen | verschansten | ||
| imperative sing. | verschans | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verschanst | |||
| participles | verschansend | verschanst | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||