oppassen

Dutch

Etymology

From op +‎ passen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: op‧pas‧sen

Verb

oppassen

  1. (intransitive) to watch out, beware [with voor]
    Synonyms: opletten, uitkijken
  2. (intransitive) to babysit, take care, nurse

Conjugation

Conjugation of oppassen (weak, separable)
infinitive oppassen
past singular paste op
past participle opgepast
infinitive oppassen
gerund oppassen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular pas op paste op oppas oppaste
2nd person sing. (jij) past op, pas op2 paste op oppast oppaste
2nd person sing. (u) past op paste op oppast oppaste
2nd person sing. (gij) past op paste op oppast oppaste
3rd person singular past op paste op oppast oppaste
plural passen op pasten op oppassen oppasten
subjunctive sing.1 passe op paste op oppasse oppaste
subjunctive plur.1 passen op pasten op oppassen oppasten
imperative sing. pas op
imperative plur.1 past op
participles oppassend opgepast
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: pasopo
  • Negerhollands: pas op
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: pasup
  • → Lingala: pasopo (from an imperative form)
  • → Luba-Kasai: kusopwesha (possibly via Fanagalo)

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