pleasen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English please.

Pronunciation

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Verb

pleasen

1. (informal) to please someone (in a psychologically unhealthy way); to pander, especially self-effacingly

   Ze pleaset de hele tijd haar ouders en denkt nooit aan haar eigen welzijn. ― She keeps pleasing her parents and never thinks of her own well-being.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pleasen (weak)
infinitive	pleasen
past singular	pleasede
past participle	gepleased
infinitive	pleasen
gerund	pleasen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	please	pleasede
2nd person sing. (jij)	pleaset, please2	pleasede
2nd person sing. (u)	pleaset	pleasede
2nd person sing. (gij)	pleaset	pleasede
3rd person singular	pleaset	pleasede
plural	pleasen	pleaseden
subjunctive sing.1	please	pleasede
subjunctive plur.1	pleasen	pleaseden
imperative sing.	please
imperative plur.1	pleaset
participles	pleasend	gepleased
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.