kruimen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crumen. By surface analysis, kruim (“crumb”) + -en.
Pronunciation
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Verb
kruimen
- (ergative) to crumble
- Synonyms: verkruimelen, kruimelen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kruimen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kruimen | |||
| past singular | kruimde | |||
| past participle | gekruimd | |||
| infinitive | kruimen | |||
| gerund | kruimen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kruim | kruimde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kruimt, kruim2 | kruimde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kruimt | kruimde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kruimt | kruimde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kruimt | kruimde | ||
| plural | kruimen | kruimden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kruime | kruimde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kruimen | kruimden | ||
| imperative sing. | kruim | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kruimt | |||
| participles | kruimend | gekruimd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||