verplichten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verplichten. By surface analysis, ver- + plichten and plicht + ver- -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈplɪxtə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧plich‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɪxtən
Verb
verplichten
- (transitive) to oblige, compel, force
- De wet verplicht ons om belasting te betalen. ― The law obliges us to pay taxes.
- De leraar verplichtte de studenten om het boek te lezen. ― The teacher compelled the students to read the book.
- Ze werd verplicht om een verklaring af te leggen. ― She was forced to give a statement.
- (reflexive) to affiliate, to unite
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verplichten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verplichten | |||
| past singular | verplichtte | |||
| past participle | verplicht | |||
| infinitive | verplichten | |||
| gerund | verplichten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verplicht | verplichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verplicht | verplichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verplicht | verplichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verplicht | verplichtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | verplicht | verplichtte | ||
| plural | verplichten | verplichtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verplichte | verplichtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verplichten | verplichtten | ||
| imperative sing. | verplicht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verplicht | |||
| participles | verplichtend | verplicht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: verpligt
- Sranan Tongo: fruprekti