misverstaan
Dutch
Etymology
From mis- (“mis-”) + verstaan (“understand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪs.vər.staːn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mis‧ver‧staan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Verb
misverstaan
- to misunderstand (language, words; hear incorrectly)
- to misunderstand, misapprehend (an idea)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of misverstaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | misverstaan | |||
| past singular | verstond mis | |||
| past participle | misverstaan | |||
| infinitive | misverstaan | |||
| gerund | misverstaan n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | versta mis | verstond mis | misversta | misverstond |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verstaat mis, versta mis2 | verstond mis | misverstaat | misverstond |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verstaat mis | verstond mis | misverstaat | misverstond |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verstaat mis | verstondt mis | misverstaat | misverstondt |
| 3rd person singular | verstaat mis | verstond mis | misverstaat | misverstond |
| plural | verstaan mis | verstonden mis | misverstaan | misverstonden |
| subjunctive sing.1 | versta mis | verstonde mis | misversta | misverstonde |
| subjunctive plur.1 | verstaan mis | verstonden mis | misverstaan | misverstonden |
| imperative sing. | versta mis | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verstaat mis | |||
| participles | misverstaand | misverstaan | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- misverstand (“misunderstanding”)