verklikken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verclicken. Equivalent to ver- + klikken.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkən
Verb
verklikken
- to denounce, act as informer, rat on
- (Brabant)
- (obsolete) to observe, spy upon, spot, track
- (obsolete) to catch, trick
- (obsolete) to betray a secret, reveal what is hidden
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verklikken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verklikken | |||
| past singular | verklikte | |||
| past participle | verklikt | |||
| infinitive | verklikken | |||
| gerund | verklikken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verklik | verklikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verklikt, verklik2 | verklikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verklikt | verklikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verklikt | verklikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | verklikt | verklikte | ||
| plural | verklikken | verklikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verklikke | verklikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verklikken | verklikten | ||
| imperative sing. | verklik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verklikt | |||
| participles | verklikkend | verklikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
- (betray): verraden
Derived terms
- verklikcouvert n
- verklikker m
- verklikkerij
- verklikking
- verklikpijp
Related terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: verklek