aankleden

How the separable verb aankleden (to get dressed) splits in Dutch.

aankleden— to get dressed

Main clausethe prefix jumps to the end

Ik kleed het kind aan.

With a modal verbthe verb stays whole

Ik wil aankleden.

Perfect tense-ge- slots in the middle

Ik heb aangekleed.

I dress the child.

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About this verb

Yes. aankleden splits into aan + kleden. In a main clause the prefix goes to the end: Ik kleed het kind aan.

The perfect tense is "Ik heb aangekleed" — the -ge- slots between the prefix and the stem.

aankleden means "to get dressed". Example: Ik kleed het kind aan. (I dress the child.)

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