opruien

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • opruiden (obsolete)
  • opruyden (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of op (“up”) +‎ ruien (“to weed”). Related to rooien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔpˌrœy̯.ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: op‧rui‧en

Verb

opruien

  1. (transitive) to agitate or incite others to do something bad; to stir up trouble
  2. (transitive) to stir emotionally

Conjugation

Conjugation of opruien (weak, separable)
infinitive opruien
past singular ruide op
past participle opgeruid
infinitive opruien
gerund opruien n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular rui op ruide op oprui opruide
2nd person sing. (jij) ruit op, rui op2 ruide op opruit opruide
2nd person sing. (u) ruit op ruide op opruit opruide
2nd person sing. (gij) ruit op ruide op opruit opruide
3rd person singular ruit op ruide op opruit opruide
plural ruien op ruiden op opruien opruiden
subjunctive sing.1 ruie op ruide op opruie opruide
subjunctive plur.1 ruien op ruiden op opruien opruiden
imperative sing. rui op
imperative plur.1 ruit op
participles opruiend opgeruid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: opruien

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch opruien (“to agitate or incite; to stir up trouble”).

Noun

opruien

  1. to agitate or incite; to stir up trouble

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