kerstenen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kerstenen. Equivalent to christen +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.stə.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ker‧ste‧nen

Verb

kerstenen

  1. (transitive) to Christianize; to convert to Christianity
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to baptize

Conjugation

Conjugation of kerstenen (weak)
infinitive kerstenen
past singular kerstende
past participle gekerstend
infinitive kerstenen
gerund kerstenen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kersten kerstende
2nd person sing. (jij) kerstent, kersten2 kerstende
2nd person sing. (u) kerstent kerstende
2nd person sing. (gij) kerstent kerstende
3rd person singular kerstent kerstende
plural kerstenen kerstenden
subjunctive sing.1 kerstene kerstende
subjunctive plur.1 kerstenen kerstenden
imperative sing. kersten
imperative plur.1 kerstent
participles kerstenend gekerstend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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