afhouden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afhouden. Equivalent to af + houden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌɦɑu̯.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: af‧hou‧den

Verb

afhouden

  1. (transitive) to bar, to keep away
  2. (reflexive) to avoid [+ van (object)], to avoid being involved [+ van (inanimate)]
  3. (reflexive, intransitive) to keep one's distance, to stay at a distance
  4. (transitive, field hockey) to obstruct, to use a hockey stick to block an opponent's access to the hockey ball

Inflection

Inflection of afhouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, separable)
infinitive afhouden
past singular hield af
past participle afgehouden
infinitive afhouden
gerund afhouden n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular hou af, houd afhield afafhou, afhoudafhield
2nd person sing. (jij) houdt afhield afafhoudtafhield
2nd person sing. (u) houdt afhield afafhoudtafhield
2nd person sing. (gij) houdt afhieldt afafhoudtafhieldt
3rd person singular houdt afhield afafhoudtafhield
plural houden afhielden afafhoudenafhielden
subjunctive sing.1 houde afhielde afafhoudeafhielde
subjunctive plur.1 houden afhielden afafhoudenafhielden
imperative sing. hou af, houd af
imperative plur.1 houdt af
participles afhoudendafgehouden
1) Archaic.
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