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verwarren

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch verwerren, derived from werren (to confuse, be confused), originally a strong verb. Analysable as war (disorder) +‎ ver- -en, but war, Middle Dutch werre, is deverbal. Cognate with German verwirren. Also related with English war.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈʋɑ.rə(n)/, /vərˈʋɑ.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧war‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɑrən

Verb

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verwarren

  1. (ergative) to tangle
    De garen zijn verward geraakt.
    The yarns have ended up tangled up.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to confuse, confound, befuddle
    Ik verwar altijd de begrippen 'positiviteit' en 'positivisme'.
    I am always [i.e. habitually] confused about the terms 'positivity' and 'positivism'.
    Hij was een ridder uit Duinkerke, niet te verwarren met een duin uit Ridderkerk.
    He was a knight from Dunkirk, not to be confused with a dune from Ridderkerk.
    Verwar me niet zo met je domme voorbeeldzinnen, kreng!
    Stop confusing me with your stupid example sentences, nasty bint!

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verwarren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verwarren
past singular verwarde
past participle verward
infinitive verwarren
gerund verwarren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verwar verwarde
2nd person sing. (jij) verwart, verwar2 verwarde
2nd person sing. (u) verwart verwarde
2nd person sing. (gij) verwart verwarde
3rd person singular verwart verwarde
plural verwarren verwarden
subjunctive sing.1 verwarre verwarde
subjunctive plur.1 verwarren verwarden
imperative sing. verwar
imperative plur.1 verwart
participles verwarrend verward
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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