Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch afwasscen. Equivalent to afwassen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfʋɑsə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧was‧sen

Verb

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afwassen

  1. (transitive) to wash off
  2. (intransitive) to wash up, to do the dishes
Conjugation
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Conjugation of afwassen (weak with strong past participle, separable)
infinitive afwassen
past singular waste af
past participle afgewassen
infinitive afwassen
gerund afwassen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular was af waste af afwas afwaste
2nd person sing. (jij) wast af, was af2 waste af afwast afwaste
2nd person sing. (u) wast af waste af afwast afwaste
2nd person sing. (gij) wast af waste af afwast afwaste
3rd person singular wast af waste af afwast afwaste
plural wassen af wasten af afwassen afwasten
subjunctive sing.1 wasse af waste af afwasse afwaste
subjunctive plur.1 wassen af wasten af afwassen afwasten
imperative sing. was af
imperative plur.1 wast af
participles afwassend afgewassen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: wasch af

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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afwassen

  1. plural of afwas

Anagrams

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