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Definition 2025
ophouden
ophouden
Dutch
Verb
ophouden
- (intransitive) to finish, end (to come to an end)
- (intransitive) to cease, stop
- (transitive) to hold up, to hinder
Inflection
| Inflection of ophouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ophouden | |||
| past singular | hield op | |||
| past participle | opgehouden | |||
| infinitive | ophouden | |||
| gerund | ophouden n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | hou op, houd op | hield op | ophou, ophoud | ophield |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | houdt op | hield op | ophoudt | ophield |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | houdt op | hield op | ophoudt | ophield |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | houdt op | hieldt op | ophoudt | ophieldt |
| 3rd person singular | houdt op | hield op | ophoudt | ophield |
| plural | houden op | hielden op | ophouden | ophielden |
| subjunctive sing.1 | houde op | hielde op | ophoude | ophielde |
| subjunctive plur.1 | houden op | hielden op | ophouden | ophielden |
| imperative sing. | hou op, houd op | |||
| imperative plur.1 | houdt op | |||
| participles | ophoudend | opgehouden | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (finish): beginnen
- (hold up): uitscheiden