kaltstellen
Dutch
Etymology
From German kaltstellen, from kalt (“cold”) + stellen (“to put, position”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) Audio (nativized): (file) - IPA(key): /ˈkɑlt.ʃtɛ.lə(n)/, /ˈkɑlt.stɛ.lə(n)/
Verb
kaltstellen
- (transitive, particularly in politics) to silence, shut up, repress
- Synonym: de mond snoeren
Conjugation
The German past participle kaltgestellt is also commonly used.
| Conjugation of kaltstellen (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kaltstellen | |||
| past singular | stelde kalt | |||
| past participle | kaltgesteld | |||
| infinitive | kaltstellen | |||
| gerund | kaltstellen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | stel kalt | stelde kalt | kaltstel | kaltstelde |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | stelt kalt, stel kalt2 | stelde kalt | kaltstelt | kaltstelde |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | stelt kalt | stelde kalt | kaltstelt | kaltstelde |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | stelt kalt | stelde kalt | kaltstelt | kaltstelde |
| 3rd person singular | stelt kalt | stelde kalt | kaltstelt | kaltstelde |
| plural | stellen kalt | stelden kalt | kaltstellen | kaltstelden |
| subjunctive sing.1 | stelle kalt | stelde kalt | kaltstelle | kaltstelde |
| subjunctive plur.1 | stellen kalt | stelden kalt | kaltstellen | kaltstelden |
| imperative sing. | stel kalt | |||
| imperative plur.1 | stelt kalt | |||
| participles | kaltstellend | kaltgesteld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||