jatten
See also: jätten
Dutch
Etymology
From Yiddish יד (yad, “hand”), ידיים (yadáyim, “two hands”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑtən
Verb
jatten
- (informal) to nick, pilfer, steal
- Synonyms: pikken, stelen
- Hier op deze plek is ooit mijn fiets gejat.
- Right in this place my bike once got nicked.
- 1983, “Zoveel te doen”, performed by Toontje Lager:
- Zoveel te doen, ik heb nog zoveel te doen: Ik moet nog eens wat jatten van een Italiaan.
Zoveel te doen, ik heb nog zoveel te doen: Ik moet nog zwemmen in de Stille Oceaan.- So much to do, I still have so much to do: I must nick something from an Italian once.
So much to do, I still have so much to do: At some point I must swim in the Pacific Ocean.
- So much to do, I still have so much to do: I must nick something from an Italian once.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of jatten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | jatten | |||
| past singular | jatte | |||
| past participle | gejat | |||
| infinitive | jatten | |||
| gerund | jatten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | jat | jatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | jat | jatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | jat | jatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | jat | jatte | ||
| 3rd person singular | jat | jatte | ||
| plural | jatten | jatten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | jatte | jatte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | jatten | jatten | ||
| imperative sing. | jat | |||
| imperative plur.1 | jat | |||
| participles | jattend | gejat | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Noun
jatten