verraden

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (colloquial, dialectal) verraaien

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verraden, from Old Dutch farrādan, from Proto-West Germanic *frarādan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ raden. Cognate to German verraten.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːdən

Verb

verraden

1. to betray

   Ze voelde zich verraden door haar beste vriend. ― She felt betrayed by her best friend.

2. to give away, to spoil (a secret)

   Zijn blik verried zijn ware intenties. ― His look gave away his true intentions.

   Hij wilde het verrassingsfeest niet verraden. ― He didn't want to spoil the surprise party.

Conjugation

Conjugation of verraden (strong class 7, prefixed)
infinitive	verraden
past singular	verried
past participle	verraden
infinitive	verraden
gerund	verraden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verraad	verried
2nd person sing. (jij)	verraadt, verraad2	verried
2nd person sing. (u)	verraadt	verried
2nd person sing. (gij)	verraadt	verriedt
3rd person singular	verraadt	verried
plural	verraden	verrieden
subjunctive sing.1	verrade	verriede
subjunctive plur.1	verraden	verrieden
imperative sing.	verraad
imperative plur.1	verraadt
participles	verradend	verraden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Conjugation of verraden (weak with strong past participle, prefixed)
infinitive	verraden
past singular	verraadde
past participle	verraden
infinitive	verraden
gerund	verraden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verraad	verraadde
2nd person sing. (jij)	verraadt, verraad2	verraadde
2nd person sing. (u)	verraadt	verraadde
2nd person sing. (gij)	verraadt	verraadde
3rd person singular	verraadt	verraadde
plural	verraden	verraadden
subjunctive sing.1	verrade	verraadde
subjunctive plur.1	verraden	verraadden
imperative sing.	verraad
imperative plur.1	verraadt
participles	verradend	verraden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• verraad
• verrader

Descendants

• Negerhollands: verraad, verraet
• Afrikaans: verraai

Participle

verraden

1. past participle of verraden

Declension

Declension of verraden
uninflected	verraden
inflected	verraden
		positive
predicative/adverbial		verraden
indefinite	m./f. sing.	verraden
	n. sing.	verraden
	plural	verraden
definite		verraden
partitive		verradens

Anagrams

• ervarend, verander