slopen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oːpən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch slôpen, from Old Dutch *slōpen, from Proto-Germanic *slaupijaną.
Verb
slopen
- (transitive, literally) to demolish
- Dat gebouw wordt overmorgen gesloopt. ― That building is being demolished the day after tomorrow.
- (transitive, figuratively) to waste someone, beat up
- Ze hebben hem met honkbalknuppels gesloopt. ― They wasted him with baseball bats.
- (transitive, figuratively) to exhaust
- Hij was wekenlang compleet gesloopt na de marathon. ― He was utterly exhausted for weeks following the marathon.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of slopen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slopen | |||
| past singular | sloopte | |||
| past participle | gesloopt | |||
| infinitive | slopen | |||
| gerund | slopen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | sloop | sloopte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | sloopt, sloop2 | sloopte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | sloopt | sloopte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | sloopt | sloopte | ||
| 3rd person singular | sloopt | sloopte | ||
| plural | slopen | sloopten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | slope | sloopte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | slopen | sloopten | ||
| imperative sing. | sloop | |||
| imperative plur.1 | sloopt | |||
| participles | slopend | gesloopt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- afslopen
- sloop
- sloopauto
- sloophamer
- sloopkogel
- zenuwslopend
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
slopen
- inflection of sluipen:
- plural past indicative
- (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *slōpen, from Proto-Germanic *slaupijaną.
Verb
slôpen
- to drag forth
- to take apart, to dismantle
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “slopen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN