wegkeert

Wegkeert is a form related to the Dutch verb wegkeren, which means to turn away, avert, withdraw, or avoid. The correct infinitive is wegkeren; in standard present-tense usage with he/she/it, the verb is written as keert weg (the prefix weg- is separable in normal word order). The base stem is keren, with weg serving as a directional prefix, and ordinary conjugation applies (ik keer weg, jij keert weg, hij keert weg; wij keren weg; verleden tijd keerde weg; voltooide tijd weggekeerd).

In practice, modern Dutch typically writes the finite form as two words (keert weg) rather than a single combined form. The single-word spelling wegkeert is not common in contemporary usage and is generally regarded as nonstandard or archaic in standard texts.

Noun and aspect usage: het wegkeren can be used as a noun to denote the act of turning away or avoidance (the wegkeren van aandacht, the turning away of attention). The expression zich wegkeren means to turn away oneself, i.e., to withdraw or to turn one’s back. Wegkeren can also describe a physical action, such as een auto die abrupt wegkeert (a car that turns off abruptly).

In summary, wegkeert is tied to wegkeren and is best understood as a present-tense form of the separable verb meaning to turn away or to avoid. In common modern Dutch, the preferred spelling for the finite form is keert weg, while wegkeert as a single word is uncommon.