sabbelen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Variant of earlier zabberen, equivalent to zabben + -elen. The change from initial z to s is irregular.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]sabbelen
- (intransitive) to suck
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of sabbelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sabbelen | |||
| past singular | sabbelde | |||
| past participle | gesabbeld | |||
| infinitive | sabbelen | |||
| gerund | sabbelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | sabbel | sabbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | sabbelt, sabbel2 | sabbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | sabbelt | sabbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | sabbelt | sabbelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | sabbelt | sabbelde | ||
| plural | sabbelen | sabbelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | sabbele | sabbelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | sabbelen | sabbelden | ||
| imperative sing. | sabbel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | sabbelt | |||
| participles | sabbelend | gesabbeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||