stofzuigen

Dutch

Etymology

Backformed from stofzuiger. Equivalent to stof (dust) + zuigen (to suck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔf.zœy̯.ɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: stof‧zuigen

Verb

stofzuigen

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to vacuum-clean, clean with a vacuum cleaner

Inflection

Inflection of stofzuigen (weak)
infinitive stofzuigen
past singular stofzuigde
past participle gestofzuigd
infinitive stofzuigen
gerund stofzuigen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stofzuigstofzuigde
2nd person sing. (jij) stofzuigtstofzuigde
2nd person sing. (u) stofzuigtstofzuigde
2nd person sing. (gij) stofzuigtstofzuigde
3rd person singular stofzuigtstofzuigde
plural stofzuigenstofzuigden
subjunctive sing.1 stofzuigestofzuigde
subjunctive plur.1 stofzuigenstofzuigden
imperative sing. stofzuig
imperative plur.1 stofzuigt
participles stofzuigendgestofzuigd
1) Archaic.
  • Some people use stof as a separable element, perhaps influenced by the stress. Strong conjugations occur as well. These are proscribed by the language authority.
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