droogleggen

Dutch

Etymology

From droog (“dry”) +‎ leggen (“to lay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdroːxˌlɛɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: droog‧leg‧gen

Verb

droogleggen

  1. (transitive) to drain (water)
  2. (transitive) to ban consumption of alcoholic drinks

Conjugation

Conjugation of droogleggen (weak, separable)
infinitive droogleggen
past singular legde droog
past participle drooggelegd
infinitive droogleggen
gerund droogleggen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular leg droog legde droog droogleg drooglegde
2nd person sing. (jij) legt droog, leg droog2 legde droog drooglegt drooglegde
2nd person sing. (u) legt droog legde droog drooglegt drooglegde
2nd person sing. (gij) legt droog legde droog drooglegt drooglegde
3rd person singular legt droog legde droog drooglegt drooglegde
plural leggen droog legden droog droogleggen drooglegden
subjunctive sing.1 legge droog legde droog drooglegge drooglegde
subjunctive plur.1 leggen droog legden droog droogleggen drooglegden
imperative sing. leg droog
imperative plur.1 legt droog
participles droogleggend drooggelegd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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