spijten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spiten, equivalent to spijt +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛi̯tən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən
• Hyphenation: spij‧ten

Verb

spijten

1. (transitive) to cause regret to, to cause to be sorry

   Zijn daden speten hem.

   He regretted his deeds. (His deeds caused him regret.)

2. (impersonal) to regret, to be sorry

   Het spijt me.

   I regret it.

Usage notes

Usually, no explicit subject is given, and the verb is used impersonally with the dummy pronoun het, in the sense that something is "being the regret to one" or "it is one's regret", which could be rendered in English as "It spites me".

Inflection

Conjugation of spijten (strong class 1)
infinitive	spijten
past singular	speet
past participle	gespeten
infinitive	spijten
gerund	spijten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spijt	speet
2nd person sing. (jij)	spijt	speet
2nd person sing. (u)	spijt	speet
2nd person sing. (gij)	spijt	speet
3rd person singular	spijt	speet
plural	spijten	speten
subjunctive sing.1	spijte	spete
subjunctive plur.1	spijten	speten
imperative sing.	spijt
imperative plur.1	spijt
participles	spijtend	gespeten
1) Archaic.

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: speiti
  • → Aukan: sipeiti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: spèit

Anagrams

• pintjes