opwarmt

Opwarmt is in Dutch the third-person singular present tense form of the verb opwarmen, meaning to warm up or to heat up. In standard spelling, Dutch separable verbs such as opwarmen are written with the prefix separated from the main verb in present tense, so the form appears as two words: hij warmt op. The verb can describe warming of objects, food, environments, or people, and it can be used both transitively and intransitively.

Conjugation and usage notes: opwarmen is a separable verb, which affects word order in main clauses. Examples in present tense include ik warm op, jij warmt op, hij warmt op, wij warmen op, jullie warmen op, zij warmen op. The reflexive variant, zich opwarmen, is common when referring to a person warming themselves, as in Zij warmt zich op na het sporten. The imperative form is Warm op! or Warm jezelf op! In compound tenses, the past participle is opgewarmd (for example, De soep is opgewarmd).

Semantics and contexts: opwarmen covers various warming processes, from heating food or rooms to hypothermia prevention and mental preparation (figuurlijk “opwarmen”). The term is widely used in domestic, culinary, technical, and sports contexts. Distinctions with verwarmen (to heat more generally) are subtle but relevant when specifying duration, intensity, or temperature change.

See also: opwarmen, verwarmen, verhitten. References to standard Dutch grammar manuals can clarify separable verbs and prefix placement.