plassen
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From earlier plasschen, ultimately of imitative origin.
Related to Middle Low German plasken, plassen (“to splash”), West Frisian plaskje (“to splash, splatter”), German plaschen (“to splash”). Related also to Dutch plas (“pool”), English plash (“pool, puddle”).
Verb
plassen
- (intransitive) to urinate
- Ik moet nodig plassen. ― I urgently need to urinate.
- (transitive) to secrete (something) in urine
- De patiënt plast bloed. ― The patient is secreting blood in his urine.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of plassen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | plassen | |||
| past singular | plaste | |||
| past participle | geplast | |||
| infinitive | plassen | |||
| gerund | plassen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | plas | plaste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | plast, plas2 | plaste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | plast | plaste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | plast | plaste | ||
| 3rd person singular | plast | plaste | ||
| plural | plassen | plasten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | plasse | plaste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | plassen | plasten | ||
| imperative sing. | plas | |||
| imperative plur.1 | plast | |||
| participles | plassend | geplast | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- plasangst
- plaskruis
- plaskrul
- plaspauze
- plasser
- uitplassen
- wildplassen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: plas (“to splash”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
plassen
Noun
plassen m
Noun
plassen m
Noun
plassen
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