creperen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German krepieren, itself from Italian crepare. Attested since at least 1824.

Pronunciation

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[krə'perə(n)]

Verb

creperen

  1. to be in straining pain, to suffer miserably
    Laat ze maar creperen van de honger
    Let them suffer miserably from hunger.
    Hij belde de dokter terwijl ik in bed lag te creperen.
    He called the doctor while I was in bed, miserably suffering.
  2. to die due to horrible circumstances

Conjugation

Conjugation of creperen (weak)
infinitive creperen
past singular crepeerde
past participle gecrepeerd
infinitive creperen
gerund creperen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular crepeer crepeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) crepeert, crepeer2 crepeerde
2nd person sing. (u) crepeert crepeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) crepeert crepeerde
3rd person singular crepeert crepeerde
plural creperen crepeerden
subjunctive sing.1 crepere crepeerde
subjunctive plur.1 creperen crepeerden
imperative sing. crepeer
imperative plur.1 crepeert
participles creperend gecrepeerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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