slechten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɛxtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛxtən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slechten, slichten, from Old Dutch slihten, from Proto-West Germanic *slihtijan, from Proto-Germanic *slihtijaną (“to even out”).

Verb

slechten

1. (transitive) to smoothe, to even out
2. (transitive) to remove, to make disappear

Conjugation

Conjugation of slechten (weak)
infinitive	slechten
past singular	slechtte
past participle	geslecht
infinitive	slechten
gerund	slechten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	slecht	slechtte
2nd person sing. (jij)	slecht	slechtte
2nd person sing. (u)	slecht	slechtte
2nd person sing. (gij)	slecht	slechtte
3rd person singular	slecht	slechtte
plural	slechten	slechtten
subjunctive sing.1	slechte	slechtte
subjunctive plur.1	slechten	slechtten
imperative sing.	slecht
imperative plur.1	slecht
participles	slechtend	geslecht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beslechten

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

slechten

1. plural of slechte