ziften

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch siften, originally sichten, from Old Dutch *siften, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪftə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zif‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪftən

Verb[edit]

ziften

  1. (transitive) to sift
    Synonym: zeven

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of ziften (weak)
infinitive ziften
past singular ziftte
past participle gezift
infinitive ziften
gerund ziften n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zift ziftte
2nd person sing. (jij) zift ziftte
2nd person sing. (u) zift ziftte
2nd person sing. (gij) zift ziftte
3rd person singular zift ziftte
plural ziften ziftten
subjunctive sing.1 zifte ziftte
subjunctive plur.1 ziften ziftten
imperative sing. zift
imperative plur.1 zift
participles ziftend gezift
1) Archaic.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: sif