Pesten: Dutch verb conjugation
pesten pestte gepest
to bully, to annoy
/ˈpɛs.tə(n)/
As a verb: Conjugation of pesten
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | pest | pestte | heb gepest |
| jij, u | pest | pestte | hebt gepest |
| hij, zij, het | pest | pestte | heeft gepest |
| wij, jullie, zij | pesten | pestten | hebben gepest |
- Past participle: gepest, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to bully, to annoy
- to tease
- to play the card game Mau Mau
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- het pesten
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het pesten is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit pesten |
| that, those | dat pesten |
| which (the … that) | het pesten dat … |
| our | ons pesten |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- the card game Mau Mau, similar to crazy eights
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