afdoen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afdoen. Equivalent to af +‎ doen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑv.dun/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧doen

Verb

afdoen

  1. (transitive, especially of clothes or decoration) to remove, to take off
    Het was een zware dag geweest, ze deed haar mantel af, plofte in de luie stoel en gooide haar benen op de poef. ― It had been a tough day, she took off her jacket, dropped in the armchair and threw her legs on the pouffe.
  2. (transitive) to complete, to fulfill, to finish
  3. (transitive) to determine, to decide
  4. (transitive) to dismiss, to reject (often out of hand, lightly)
  5. (intransitive) to detract [with aan or tot ‘from’], to diminish the value
  6. (transitive, in particular of debts) to satisfy, to pay back
  7. (intransitive) to suffice, to contribute, to be sufficient

Conjugation

Conjugation of afdoen (irregular, separable)
infinitive afdoen
past singular deed af
past participle afgedaan
infinitive afdoen
gerund afdoen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular doe af deed af afdoe afdeed
2nd person sing. (jij) doet af, doe af2 deed af afdoet afdeed
2nd person sing. (u) doet af deed af afdoet afdeed
2nd person sing. (gij) doet af deedt af afdoet afdeedt
3rd person singular doet af deed af afdoet afdeed
plural doen af deden af afdoen afdeden
subjunctive sing.1 doe af dede af afdoe afdede
subjunctive plur.1 doen af deden af afdoen afdeden
imperative sing. doe af
imperative plur.1 doet af
participles afdoend afgedaan
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

(take off (clothes)):

(finish):

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