ruilen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rui‧len
  • Rhymes: -œy̯lən

Etymology 1

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From earlier ruylen, roylen, roelen, reulen, of uncertain origin. Compare West Frisian roalje, ruilje, German Low German reilen, rülen.

Verb

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ruilen

  1. (transitive) to swap, to exchange
    Ik wil mijn sandwich ruilen voor jouw appeltaart.I want to swap my sandwich for your apple pie.
    Kunnen we van auto ruilen voor een dag?Can we exchange cars for a day?
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to trade, to barter
    In oude culturen ruilden mensen vaak goederen in plaats van geld te gebruiken.In ancient cultures, people often traded goods instead of using money.
    Ze ruilt haar handgemaakte sieraden voor voedsel en kleding.She barters her handmade jewelry for food and clothes.
    Kinderen ruilen vaak speelgoed met elkaar.Children often trade toys with each other.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of ruilen (weak)
infinitive ruilen
past singular ruilde
past participle geruild
infinitive ruilen
gerund ruilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruil ruilde
2nd person sing. (jij) ruilt, ruil2 ruilde
2nd person sing. (u) ruilt ruilde
2nd person sing. (gij) ruilt ruilde
3rd person singular ruilt ruilde
plural ruilen ruilden
subjunctive sing.1 ruile ruilde
subjunctive plur.1 ruilen ruilden
imperative sing. ruil
imperative plur.1 ruilt
participles ruilend geruild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: ruil
  • Negerhollands: ruil, reil

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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ruilen

  1. plural of ruil