spelen
See also: spellen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspeːlə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: spe‧len
- Rhymes: -eːlən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch spēlen, from Old Dutch *spilon, from Proto-Germanic *spilōną.
Verb
spelen
- (intransitive) to play
- (transitive) to play (a game)
- Wat wil je spelen?
- What do you wish to play?
- (transitive or intransitive) to play (a musical instrument)
- (transitive) to play (a role)
Inflection
| Inflection of spelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spelen | |||
| past singular | speelde | |||
| past participle | gespeeld | |||
| infinitive | spelen | |||
| gerund | spelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | speel | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | speelt | speelde | ||
| plural | spelen | speelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | spele | speelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | spelen | speelden | ||
| imperative sing. | speel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | speelt | |||
| participles | spelend | gespeeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: speel
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *spilon, from Proto-Germanic *spilōną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “spelen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “spelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Swedish
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