klinken
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Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch clingen, clinken, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound”).
Verb
[edit]klinken
- to sound
- De bel in de kerk begon te klinken toen de dienst begon.
- The bell in the church started to sound when the service began.
- De muziek uit de luidsprekers klinkt helder en zuiver.
- The music from the speakers sounds clear and pure.
- De lach van de kinderen klinkt als muziek in mijn oren.
- The laughter of the children sounds like music to my ears.
- to clink glasses
- We willen graag een toast uitbrengen, laten we de glazen klinken!
- We'd like to propose a toast, let's clink glasses!
- Na de ceremonie klinkten de gasten hun glazen om het gelukkige paar te feliciteren.
- After the ceremony, the guests clinked glasses to congratulate the happy couple.
- Op oudejaarsavond klinken mensen vaak hun glazen om het nieuwe jaar te verwelkomen.
- On New Year's Eve, people often clink glasses to welcome the new year.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of klinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
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infinitive | klinken | |||
past singular | klonk | |||
past participle | geklonken | |||
infinitive | klinken | |||
gerund | klinken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | klink | klonk | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | klinkt, klink2 | klonk | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | klinkt | klonk | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | klinkt | klonkt | ||
3rd person singular | klinkt | klonk | ||
plural | klinken | klonken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | klinke | klonke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | klinken | klonken | ||
imperative sing. | klink | |||
imperative plur.1 | klinkt | |||
participles | klinkend | geklonken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: kling
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Dutch clingen, clinken, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to adhere to, cling to”).
Verb
[edit]klinken
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of klinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
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infinitive | klinken | |||
past singular | klonk | |||
past participle | geklonken | |||
infinitive | klinken | |||
gerund | klinken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | klink | klonk | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | klinkt, klink2 | klonk | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | klinkt | klonk | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | klinkt | klonkt | ||
3rd person singular | klinkt | klonk | ||
plural | klinken | klonken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | klinke | klonke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | klinken | klonken | ||
imperative sing. | klink | |||
imperative plur.1 | klinkt | |||
participles | klinkend | geklonken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Papiamentu: klinchi
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]klinken
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