ketsen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ketsen, borrowed from Old French cachier. Doublet of kaatsen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛt.sə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ket‧sen
- Rhymes: -ɛtsən
Verb
ketsen
- (transitive, intransitive) to skim, skip
- stenen ketsen ― to skip stones
- (intransitive) to ricochet, bounce off
- (intransitive, colloquial) to have sex
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ketsen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ketsen | |||
| past singular | ketste | |||
| past participle | geketst | |||
| infinitive | ketsen | |||
| gerund | ketsen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kets | ketste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ketst, kets2 | ketste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ketst | ketste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ketst | ketste | ||
| 3rd person singular | ketst | ketste | ||
| plural | ketsen | ketsten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ketse | ketste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ketsen | ketsten | ||
| imperative sing. | kets | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ketst | |||
| participles | ketsend | geketst | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “ketsen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute