sieren
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- cieren (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch cieren, tsieren, sieren, borrowed from Middle High German zieren. Cognate with German zieren and the inherited form tieren.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]sieren
- (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
- (transitive) to befit, to be appropriate for
- Het boetekleed siert de mens.
- It is appropriate for a human to do penance for wrongdoing.
- (transitive) to be nice of, to be decent of
- Dat siert u.
- That is nice of you.
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of sieren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | sieren | |||
past singular | sierde | |||
past participle | gesierd | |||
infinitive | sieren | |||
gerund | sieren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | sier | sierde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | siert, sier2 | sierde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | siert | sierde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | siert | sierde | ||
3rd person singular | siert | sierde | ||
plural | sieren | sierden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | siere | sierde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | sieren | sierden | ||
imperative sing. | sier | |||
imperative plur.1 | siert | |||
participles | sierend | gesierd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: sier
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]sieren
Determiner
[edit]sieren
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