verpesten
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstən
Verb
verpesten
- (transitive) to infect, poison
- (figuratively) to spoil, ruin
- (figuratively, colloquial) to screw up, botch up
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verpesten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verpesten | |||
| past singular | verpestte | |||
| past participle | verpest | |||
| infinitive | verpesten | |||
| gerund | verpesten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verpest | verpestte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verpest | verpestte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verpest | verpestte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verpest | verpestte | ||
| 3rd person singular | verpest | verpestte | ||
| plural | verpesten | verpestten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verpeste | verpestte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verpesten | verpestten | ||
| imperative sing. | verpest | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verpest | |||
| participles | verpestend | verpest | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (infect): besmetten
- (spoil): verknoeien