jatten

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See also: jätten

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Yiddish יד (yad, hand), ידיים (yadáyim, two hands).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑtən

Verb[edit]

jatten

  1. (informal) to pilfer, steal

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of jatten (weak)
infinitive jatten
past singular jatte
past participle gejat
infinitive jatten
gerund jatten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jat jatte
2nd person sing. (jij) jat jatte
2nd person sing. (u) jat jatte
2nd person sing. (gij) jat jatte
3rd person singular jat jatte
plural jatten jatten
subjunctive sing.1 jatte jatte
subjunctive plur.1 jatten jatten
imperative sing. jat
imperative plur.1 jat
participles jattend gejat
1) Archaic.

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

jatten pl (plural only)

  1. (informal) hands, fingers
    Blijf met je jatten van mijn eten af!
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)