saneren
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French saner (or directly from its etymon Latin sānāre) in its original sense of "to heal", but its current senses derive rather from German sanieren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːˈneː.rə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
saneren
- (transitive) to reorganize (a business), rehabilitate (finances)
- (transitive) to recuperate, redevelop (e.g. a city district)
- (transitive) to reduce pollution in an area; to clean
- (transitive, obsolete) to heal
- Synonym: genezen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of saneren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | saneren | |||
| past singular | saneerde | |||
| past participle | gesaneerd | |||
| infinitive | saneren | |||
| gerund | saneren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | saneer | saneerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | saneert, saneer2 | saneerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | saneert | saneerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | saneert | saneerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | saneert | saneerde | ||
| plural | saneren | saneerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | sanere | saneerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | saneren | saneerden | ||
| imperative sing. | saneer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | saneert | |||
| participles | sanerend | gesaneerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “saneren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute