zetten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛtə(n)/
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch setten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, causative of *sed- (“to sit”).
Verb
zetten
- (transitive) to set, to put
- (transitive, printing) to typeset
- (transitive) to make ready, prepare
- Thee zetten.
- To make tea.
Inflection
| Inflection of zetten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zetten | |||
| past singular | zette | |||
| past participle | gezet | |||
| infinitive | zetten | |||
| gerund | zetten n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zet | zette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zet | zette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zet | zette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zet | zette | ||
| 3rd person singular | zet | zette | ||
| plural | zetten | zetten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zette | zette | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zetten | zetten | ||
| imperative sing. | zet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zet | |||
| participles | zettend | gezet | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See etymology on the main entry.
Noun
zetten
- plural of zet
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