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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch verminderen. Equivalent to minder +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈmɪn.də.rə(n)/, /vərˈmɪn.də.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧min‧de‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɪndərən

Verb

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verminderen

  1. (intransitive) to diminish, to decrease
    Het aantaal boekwinkels is verminderd, omdat mensen steeds vaker boeken via internet bestellen.
  2. (transitive) to lower, to decrease, to reduce, to decrement

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verminderen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verminderen
past singular verminderde
past participle verminderd
infinitive verminderen
gerund verminderen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verminder verminderde
2nd person sing. (jij) vermindert, verminder2 verminderde
2nd person sing. (u) vermindert verminderde
2nd person sing. (gij) vermindert verminderde
3rd person singular vermindert verminderde
plural verminderen verminderden
subjunctive sing.1 vermindere verminderde
subjunctive plur.1 verminderen verminderden
imperative sing. verminder
imperative plur.1 vermindert
participles verminderend verminderd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: verminder
  • Negerhollands: verminder