kerstenen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kerstenen. Equivalent to christen + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.stə.nə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ker‧ste‧nen
Verb
kerstenen
- (transitive) to Christianize; to convert to Christianity
- (transitive, dialectal) to baptize
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kerstenen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kerstenen | |||
| past singular | kerstende | |||
| past participle | gekerstend | |||
| infinitive | kerstenen | |||
| gerund | kerstenen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kersten | kerstende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kerstent, kersten2 | kerstende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kerstent | kerstende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kerstent | kerstende | ||
| 3rd person singular | kerstent | kerstende | ||
| plural | kerstenen | kerstenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kerstene | kerstende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kerstenen | kerstenden | ||
| imperative sing. | kersten | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kerstent | |||
| participles | kerstenend | gekerstend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||