vertellen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vertellen. Equivalent to ver- + tellen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈtɛlə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧tel‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛlən

Verb

vertellen

  1. (transitive) to tell
    Ik heb het aan hem verteld. / Ik vertelde hem.
    I have told him. / I told him.

Inflection

Inflection of vertellen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vertellen
past singular vertelde
past participle verteld
infinitive vertellen
gerund vertellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vertelvertelde
2nd person sing. (jij) verteltvertelde
2nd person sing. (u) verteltvertelde
2nd person sing. (gij) verteltvertelde
3rd person singular verteltvertelde
plural vertellenvertelden
subjunctive sing.1 vertellevertelde
subjunctive plur.1 vertellenvertelden
imperative sing. vertel
imperative plur.1 vertelt
participles vertellendverteld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vertel
  • Sranan Tongo: ferteri
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