afzetten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afsetten. Equivalent to af + zetten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌsɛtə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧zet‧ten

Verb

afzetten

  1. (transitive) to take off (an item of clothing)
    een hoed afzetten
    to take off a hat
  2. (transitive) to switch off (an electronic device)
  3. (transitive) to amputate
  4. (transitive) to demarcate, mark out with boundaries
  5. (transitive) to sell (products or commodities, typically at a specific sales market)
  6. (transitive) to close off, to barricade (a street)
  7. (transitive) to dethrone, to remove from office
  8. (transitive) to scam, to rip off
  9. (transitive) to sediment, to deposit
  10. (transitive) to drop off (a passenger at a destination)

Inflection

Inflection of afzetten (weak, separable)
infinitive afzetten
past singular zette af
past participle afgezet
infinitive afzetten
gerund afzetten n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular zet afzette afafzetafzette
2nd person sing. (jij) zet afzette afafzetafzette
2nd person sing. (u) zet afzette afafzetafzette
2nd person sing. (gij) zet afzette afafzetafzette
3rd person singular zet afzette afafzetafzette
plural zetten afzetten afafzettenafzetten
subjunctive sing.1 zette afzette afafzetteafzette
subjunctive plur.1 zetten afzetten afafzettenafzetten
imperative sing. zet af
imperative plur.1 zet af
participles afzettendafgezet
1) Archaic.

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