afwennen

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of af +‎ wennen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌʋɛ.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧wen‧nen

Verb

afwennen

  1. (transitive) to unlearn, to lose or kick a habit
    Synonym: ontwennen
  2. (transitive, of young animals) to wean

Conjugation

Conjugation of afwennen (weak, separable)
infinitive afwennen
past singular wende af
past participle afgewend
infinitive afwennen
gerund afwennen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular wen af wende af afwen afwende
2nd person sing. (jij) went af, wen af2 wende af afwent afwende
2nd person sing. (u) went af wende af afwent afwende
2nd person sing. (gij) went af wende af afwent afwende
3rd person singular went af wende af afwent afwende
plural wennen af wenden af afwennen afwenden
subjunctive sing.1 wenne af wende af afwenne afwende
subjunctive plur.1 wennen af wenden af afwennen afwenden
imperative sing. wen af
imperative plur.1 went af
participles afwennend afgewend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • afwenning