Dutch

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Etymology

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From French masquer, unlike ontmaskeren, which is a Dutch formation based on the word masker (as is evidenced by its pronunciation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɑsˈkeːrə(n)/
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Verb

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maskeren

  1. to mask
    Antonym: ontmaskeren
    Hij probeerde zijn emoties te maskeren zodat niemand kon zien dat hij verdrietig was.
    He tried to mask his emotions so that no one could see he was sad.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of maskeren (weak)
infinitive maskeren
past singular maskerde
past participle gemaskerd
infinitive maskeren
gerund maskeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular masker maskerde
2nd person sing. (jij) maskert, masker2 maskerde
2nd person sing. (u) maskert maskerde
2nd person sing. (gij) maskert maskerde
3rd person singular maskert maskerde
plural maskeren maskerden
subjunctive sing.1 maskere maskerde
subjunctive plur.1 maskeren maskerden
imperative sing. masker
imperative plur.1 maskert
participles maskerend gemaskerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.