navorsen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- navorschen (obsolete)
Etymology
Compound of na + vorsen. Possibly a calque of German nachforschen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
navorsen
- (transitive) to research, investigate
- Synonyms: onderzoeken, vorsen, researchen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of navorsen (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | navorsen | |||
| past singular | vorste na | |||
| past participle | nagevorst | |||
| infinitive | navorsen | |||
| gerund | navorsen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | vors na | vorste na | navors | navorste |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vorst na, vors na2 | vorste na | navorst | navorste |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vorst na | vorste na | navorst | navorste |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vorst na | vorste na | navorst | navorste |
| 3rd person singular | vorst na | vorste na | navorst | navorste |
| plural | vorsen na | vorsten na | navorsen | navorsten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | vorse na | vorste na | navorse | navorste |
| subjunctive plur.1 | vorsen na | vorsten na | navorsen | navorsten |
| imperative sing. | vors na | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vorst na | |||
| participles | navorsend | nagevorst | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||