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Neerschieten: Dutch verb forms

neerschieten schoot neer neergeschoten

to shoot down (to down with a projectile)

/ˈneːrˌsxi.tə(n)/

Conjugation

PersonPresentPastPerfect
ikschiet neerschoot neerheb neergeschoten
jij, uschiet neerschoot neerhebt neergeschoten
hij, zij, hetschiet neerschoot neerheeft neergeschoten
wij, jullie, zijschieten neerschoten neerhebben neergeschoten
  • Past participle: neergeschoten, with hebben.
  • Neerschieten is separable: in a main clause the prefix moves to the end, as in “ik schiet neer”.

Meaning in English

  1. to shoot down (to down with a projectile)
  2. to shoot down (to criticise harshly)

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