afzakken

Dutch

Etymology

From af +‎ zakken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfˌsɑkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧zak‧ken

Verb

afzakken

1. (intransitive) to drop down, to come down

   Hee! Je broek zakt af!

   Hey! Your trousers/pants are coming down!

2. (intransitive) to sag
3. (intransitive) to decrease, to lessen
4. (intransitive, of rain) to slowly disperse, to float away
5. (intransitive, of crowd) to disperse
6. (intransitive, figuratively) to sink to a lower level, to fall from grace

Inflection

Conjugation of afzakken (weak, separable)
infinitive	afzakken
past singular	zakte af
past participle	afgezakt
infinitive	afzakken
gerund	afzakken n
	main clause		subordinate clause
	present tense	past tense	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zak af	zakte af	afzak	afzakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	zakt af, zak af2	zakte af	afzakt	afzakte
2nd person sing. (u)	zakt af	zakte af	afzakt	afzakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	zakt af	zakte af	afzakt	afzakte
3rd person singular	zakt af	zakte af	afzakt	afzakte
plural	zakken af	zakten af	afzakken	afzakten
subjunctive sing.1	zakke af	zakte af	afzakke	afzakte
subjunctive plur.1	zakken af	zakten af	afzakken	afzakten
imperative sing.	zak af
imperative plur.1	zakt af
participles	afzakkend	afgezakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afzakking