omhoogzitten
Dutch
Etymology
From omhoog + zitten. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
omhoogzitten
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to have problems, be in trouble [with met ‘with’]
- De louche ondernemer zat omhoog met de belastingdienst. ― The seedy entrepreneur had problems with the tax authority.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of omhoogzitten (strong class 5, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | omhoogzitten | |||
| past singular | zat omhoog | |||
| past participle | omhooggezeten | |||
| infinitive | omhoogzitten | |||
| gerund | omhoogzitten n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | zit omhoog | zat omhoog | omhoogzit | omhoogzat |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zit omhoog | zat omhoog | omhoogzit | omhoogzat |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zit omhoog | zat omhoog | omhoogzit | omhoogzat |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zit omhoog | zat omhoog | omhoogzit | omhoogzat |
| 3rd person singular | zit omhoog | zat omhoog | omhoogzit | omhoogzat |
| plural | zitten omhoog | zaten omhoog | omhoogzitten | omhoogzaten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | zitte omhoog | zate omhoog | omhoogzitte | omhoogzate |
| subjunctive plur.1 | zitten omhoog | zaten omhoog | omhoogzitten | omhoogzaten |
| imperative sing. | zit omhoog | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zit omhoog | |||
| participles | omhoogzittend | omhooggezeten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||