kwakkelen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From kwakken +‎ -elen. Not related to kwakkel (quail).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʋɑ.kə.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kwak‧ke‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɑkələn

Verb

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kwakkelen

  1. (intransitive) to be in a poor condition, to be in poor health, to be in a bad state
  2. (intransitive, of cold or wet weather) to be mild, to be temperate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kwakkelen (weak)
infinitive kwakkelen
past singular kwakkelde
past participle gekwakkeld
infinitive kwakkelen
gerund kwakkelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kwakkel kwakkelde
2nd person sing. (jij) kwakkelt, kwakkel2 kwakkelde
2nd person sing. (u) kwakkelt kwakkelde
2nd person sing. (gij) kwakkelt kwakkelde
3rd person singular kwakkelt kwakkelde
plural kwakkelen kwakkelden
subjunctive sing.1 kwakkele kwakkelde
subjunctive plur.1 kwakkelen kwakkelden
imperative sing. kwakkel
imperative plur.1 kwakkelt
participles kwakkelend gekwakkeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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