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dralen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch drālen, draelen. Further etymology uncertain, but apparently related to East Frisian draueln, drölen (to dawdle, loiter), Westphalian drålen (to dawdle, be slow moving).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdraːlə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dra‧len
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Verb

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dralen

  1. (transitive) to dawdle, move slowly, not take action

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dralen (weak)
infinitive dralen
past singular draalde
past participle gedraald
infinitive dralen
gerund dralen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular draal draalde
2nd person sing. (jij) draalt, draal2 draalde
2nd person sing. (u) draalt draalde
2nd person sing. (gij) draalt draalde
3rd person singular draalt draalde
plural dralen draalden
subjunctive sing.1 drale draalde
subjunctive plur.1 dralen draalden
imperative sing. draal
imperative plur.1 draalt
participles dralend gedraald
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

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