afwerpt

Afwerpt is a Dutch verb form that appears most commonly as a historical or dialectal variation of the standard present tense of afwerpen, which means to throw off, discard, or reject something. In modern, standard Dutch, the present tense is formed with a separable prefix, so the third-person singular is written as hij/wij/zij werpt af, not afwerpt. The form afwerpt is therefore typically not listed as the standard present-tense spelling in contemporary dictionaries.

Etymology and meaning: afwerpen combines the prefix af- with the verb werpen (to throw). The prefix indicates removal or rejection, and afwerpen is used for both physical discarding (throwing something away) and figurative sense (rejecting an idea or proposal).

Usage and grammar: As a separable verb, afwerpen participates in typical Dutch word order for verbs with a prefix. In main clauses, the finite verb is second, and the prefix often appears at the end of the clause: Hij werpt het voorstel af. In passive or subordinate constructions, the past participle afgeworpen is used (e.g., Het voorstel is afgeworpen). Accurate usage relies on the standard rule that the prefix is separated in present-tense forms.

Examples:

- Hij werpt het voorstel af. (He rejects the proposal.)

- Het plan werd afgeworpen. (The plan was rejected.)

See also: afwerpen, the base verb from which afwerpt derives.

Notes: While afwerpt may be found in some older texts or dialect writings, it is not the standard present-tense form in contemporary Dutch.