verlichten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verlichten, verluchten. By surface analysis, licht + ver- -en. Doublet of verluchten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈlɪx.tə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪxtən
Verb
verlichten
- (transitive) to lighten, alleviate (make less heavy)
- (transitive) to enlighten, illuminate, brighten (make brighter)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verlichten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verlichten | |||
| past singular | verlichtte | |||
| past participle | verlicht | |||
| infinitive | verlichten | |||
| gerund | verlichten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verlicht | verlichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verlicht | verlichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verlicht | verlichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verlicht | verlichtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | verlicht | verlichtte | ||
| plural | verlichten | verlichtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verlichte | verlichtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verlichten | verlichtten | ||
| imperative sing. | verlicht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verlicht | |||
| participles | verlichtend | verlicht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: verlicht