consumeren
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch consumeren, from Middle French consumer, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmō.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editconsumeren
- (transitive) to consume, to use
- Synonym: verbruiken
- Het is belangrijk om gezond voedsel te consumeren voor een evenwichtig dieet.
- It is important to consume healthy food for a balanced diet.
- De elektrische apparaten consumeren veel energie.
- The electrical appliances consume a lot of energy.
- Het is verstandig om niet te veel suikerhoudende drankjes te consumeren.
- It is wise not to consume too many sugary drinks.
- (transitive) to consummate a marriage
- Synonym: voltrekken
- Na het huwelijk werden ze verwacht de relatie te consumeren om hun huwelijk officieel te maken.
- After the wedding, they were expected to consummate their relationship to make their marriage official.
- In sommige culturen wordt verwacht dat het paar hun huwelijk onmiddellijk na de ceremonie consumeert.
- In some cultures, the couple is expected to consummate their marriage immediately after the ceremony.
- Het was een ouderwetse opvatting dat een huwelijk pas geldig was nadat het was geconsumeerd door het paar.
- It was an old-fashioned belief that a marriage was only valid after it had been consummated by the couple.
Conjugation
editConjugation of consumeren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | consumeren | |||
past singular | consumeerde | |||
past participle | geconsumeerd | |||
infinitive | consumeren | |||
gerund | consumeren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | consumeer | consumeerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | consumeert, consumeer2 | consumeerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | consumeert | consumeerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | consumeert | consumeerde | ||
3rd person singular | consumeert | consumeerde | ||
plural | consumeren | consumeerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | consumere | consumeerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | consumeren | consumeerden | ||
imperative sing. | consumeer | |||
imperative plur.1 | consumeert | |||
participles | consumerend | geconsumeerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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