"switchen" meaning in Dutch

See switchen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsʋɪt.ʃə(n)/ Audio: nl-switchen.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English switch. By surface analysis, switch + -en. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|en|switch}} Borrowed from English switch, {{surf|nl|switch|-en|id2=denominative}} By surface analysis, switch + -en Head templates: {{nl-verb}} switchen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|switch}} Forms: weak [table-tags], switchen [infinitive], switchen [gerund, neuter], switch [first-person, present, singular], switchte [first-person, past, singular], switcht [present, second-person, singular], switch [present, second-person, singular], switchte [past, second-person, singular], switcht [formal, present, second-person, singular], switchte [formal, past, second-person, singular], switcht [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], switcht [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], switchte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], switchte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], switcht [present, singular, third-person], switchte [past, singular, third-person], switchen [plural, present], switchten [past, plural], switche [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], switchte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], switchen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], switchten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], switch [imperative, present, singular], switcht [archaic, imperative, plural, present], switchend [participle, present], geswitcht [participle, past]
  1. (informal, ambitransitive) to switch Tags: ambitransitive, informal Synonyms: wisselen, schakelen, overschakelen Related terms: switch
    Sense id: en-switchen-nl-verb-pkBSNU7D Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
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        "present",
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    },
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      "form": "switchte",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "switch",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "switchte",
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "switchen",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "switchten",
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        "past",
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    },
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        "present",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "switchend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geswitcht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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            [
              20,
              28
            ]
          ],
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              17,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I am thinking of switching to a different telecom provider.",
          "text": "Ik denk eraan om te switchen naar een andere telecomprovider.",
          "translation": "I am thinking of switching to a different telecom provider.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "overschakelen"
        }
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      ]
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        "present",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Dutch transitive verbs",
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          "text": "Ik denk eraan om te switchen naar een andere telecomprovider.",
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}

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