"letten" meaning in Dutch

See letten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛtə(n)/ Audio: Nl-letten.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛtən Etymology: From Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną. Equivalent to laat (“late”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|letten}} Middle Dutch letten, {{inh|nl|odt|*letten}} Old Dutch *letten, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*latjaną}} Proto-Germanic *latjaną, {{suffix|nl|laat|-en|id2=deadjectival|t1=late|t2=deadjectival}} laat (“late”) + -en (“deadjectival”) Head templates: {{nl-verb}} letten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|let|lette}} Forms: weak [table-tags], letten [infinitive], letten [gerund, neuter], let [first-person, present, singular], lette [first-person, past, singular], let [present, second-person, singular], lette [past, second-person, singular], let [formal, present, second-person, singular], lette [formal, past, second-person, singular], let [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], let [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], lette [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], lette [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], let [present, singular, third-person], lette [past, singular, third-person], letten [plural, present], letten [past, plural], lette [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], lette [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], letten [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], letten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], let [imperative, present, singular], let [archaic, imperative, plural, present], lettend [participle, present], gelet [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) to pay attention, to mind [with op ‘to’] Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-letten-nl-verb-5byCti6T Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -en (deadjectival) Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (deadjectival): 34 39 27
  2. (transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-letten-nl-verb-tHTAQzti Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -en (deadjectival) Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (deadjectival): 34 39 27
  3. (transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-letten-nl-verb-zs~-JqIn Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -en (deadjectival) Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (deadjectival): 34 39 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beletten, opletten

Inflected forms

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      "word": "beletten"
    },
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        "(transitive) to pay attention, to mind [with op ‘to’]"
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          "text": "Wat let je?",
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        "(transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop"
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        "to watch, to look, to see"
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          "watch",
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          "see",
          "see"
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        "(transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see"
      ],
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtən"
    }
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  "word": "letten"
}

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          "look",
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}

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