achteromlopen
Dutch
Etymology
From achterom (“around, backwards”) + lopen (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑx.tərˈɔmˌloːpə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧om‧lo‧pen
Verb
achteromlopen
- to walk back
- to walk backwards
- to walk around to the back, to walk to the back entrance of a building
Conjugation
| Conjugation of achteromlopen (strong class 7, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | achteromlopen | |||
| past singular | liep achterom | |||
| past participle | achteromgelopen | |||
| infinitive | achteromlopen | |||
| gerund | achteromlopen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | loop achterom | liep achterom | achteromloop | achteromliep |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | loopt achterom, loop achterom2 | liep achterom | achteromloopt | achteromliep |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | loopt achterom | liep achterom | achteromloopt | achteromliep |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | loopt achterom | liept achterom | achteromloopt | achteromliept |
| 3rd person singular | loopt achterom | liep achterom | achteromloopt | achteromliep |
| plural | lopen achterom | liepen achterom | achteromlopen | achteromliepen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | lope achterom | liepe achterom | achteromlope | achteromliepe |
| subjunctive plur.1 | lopen achterom | liepen achterom | achteromlopen | achteromliepen |
| imperative sing. | loop achterom | |||
| imperative plur.1 | loopt achterom | |||
| participles | achteromlopend | achteromgelopen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||