verwittigen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch [Term?]; contains the prefix ver-. The element -wittig- represents the Middle Dutch adjective wittich, deriving from Proto-West Germanic *witīg and relating to the modern verb weten.

Pronunciation
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Verb

verwittigen

  1. (Belgium, Suriname) to inform, to notify

Usage notes
  • More commonly used in the southern Dutch-speaking areas, especially Flanders, but universally understood. Also more prevalent in Suriname. The more commonly used synonyms in northern Netherlands and elsewhere are informeren and laten weten.

Inflection
Inflection of verwittigen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verwittigen
past singular verwittigde
past participle verwittigd
infinitive verwittigen
gerund verwittigen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verwittigverwittigde
2nd person sing. (jij) verwittigtverwittigde
2nd person sing. (u) verwittigtverwittigde
2nd person sing. (gij) verwittigtverwittigde
3rd person singular verwittigtverwittigde
plural verwittigenverwittigden
subjunctive sing.1 verwittigeverwittigde
subjunctive plur.1 verwittigenverwittigden
imperative sing. verwittig
imperative plur.1 verwittigt
participles verwittigendverwittigd
1) Archaic.
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