counteren

Dutch

Etymology

From counter +‎ -en. English counter does not have this sense relating to sports in general.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯n.tə.rə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: coun‧te‧ren

Verb

counteren

1. (sports, especially soccer) to counter-attack, to counter

   Na een prachtige redding van doelman Netjes wist het uitteam effectief te counteren via de rechterflank.

   After a beautiful save by goalkeeper Netjes the away team managed to perform an effective counter-attack via the right flank.

Conjugation

Conjugation of counteren (weak)
infinitive	counteren
past singular	counterde
past participle	gecounterd
infinitive	counteren
gerund	counteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	counter	counterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	countert, counter2	counterde
2nd person sing. (u)	countert	counterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	countert	counterde
3rd person singular	countert	counterde
plural	counteren	counterden
subjunctive sing.1	countere	counterde
subjunctive plur.1	counteren	counterden
imperative sing.	counter
imperative plur.1	countert
participles	counterend	gecounterd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.