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vechten
vechten
Dutch
Verb
vechten
- (intransitive) to fight
Inflection
| Inflection of vechten (strong class 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vechten | |||
| past singular | vocht | |||
| past participle | gevochten | |||
| infinitive | vechten | |||
| gerund | vechten n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vecht | vocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vecht | vocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vecht | vocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vecht | vocht | ||
| 3rd person singular | vecht | vocht | ||
| plural | vechten | vochten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vechte | vochte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vechten | vochten | ||
| imperative sing. | vecht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vecht | |||
| participles | vechtend | gevochten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanvechten
- bekvechten
- bevechten
- stierenvechten
- uitvechten
- vechtsport
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-.
Verb
vechten
Inflection
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Descendants
- Dutch: vechten
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛxtən/
Etymology
From Old Saxon fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Cognate with English feohtan, Dutch vechten and German fechten.
Verb
vechten
- to fight
Conjugation of vechten as a class 3b strong verb
| Plain Infinitive | vechten
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô vechtene or tô vechtende | |||
| Verbal Noun | vechten or vechtent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | vechtende | 2nd Person Singular | vecht | |
| Past | gevuchten | 2nd Person Plural | vechtet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | vechte | vacht | vechte | vüchte |
| 2nd Person Singular | vechtest or vechtst | vuchtest or vüchtest | vechtest | vüchtest |
| 3rd Person Singular | vechtet or vecht | vacht | vechtet | vüchte |
| Plural | vechten (vechtetnote) | vuchten or vüchten | vechten | vüchten |