verdenken
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
verdenken
- to suspect (that someone is guilty)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verdenken (weak with past in -cht, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verdenken | |||
| past singular | verdacht | |||
| past participle | verdacht | |||
| infinitive | verdenken | |||
| gerund | verdenken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verdenk | verdacht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verdenkt, verdenk2 | verdacht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verdenkt | verdacht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verdenkt | verdacht | ||
| 3rd person singular | verdenkt | verdacht | ||
| plural | verdenken | verdachten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verdenke | verdachte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verdenken | verdachten | ||
| imperative sing. | verdenk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verdenkt | |||
| participles | verdenkend | verdacht | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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Etymology
From Middle High German verdenken, from Old High German firthenken, from Proto-West Germanic *fraþankijan. Equivalent to ver- + denken. Compare Dutch verdenken and Old English forþencan.
Pronunciation
Verb
verdenken (irregular weak, third-person singular present verdenkt, past tense verdachte, past participle verdacht, past subjunctive verdächte, auxiliary haben)
- to blame, hold against
Conjugation
| infinitive | verdenken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | verdenkend | ||||
| past participle | verdacht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich verdenke | wir verdenken | i | ich verdenke | wir verdenken |
| du verdenkst | ihr verdenkt | du verdenkest | ihr verdenket | ||
| er verdenkt | sie verdenken | er verdenke | sie verdenken | ||
| preterite | ich verdachte | wir verdachten | ii | ich verdächte1 | wir verdächten1 |
| du verdachtest | ihr verdachtet | du verdächtest1 | ihr verdächtet1 | ||
| er verdachte | sie verdachten | er verdächte1 | sie verdächten1 | ||
| imperative | verdenk (du) verdenke (du) |
verdenkt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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