tokkelen

Dutch

Etymology

A frequentive verb derived from tokken +‎ -elen (to pull, tap, tick).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔkələ(n)/
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Verb

tokkelen

(intransitive) to pluck strings
(intransitive) to strum instruments
(intransitive) to tick, tap staccato
(transitive, obsolete) to tap, touch reeatedly, in various ways meanings

Inflection

Inflection of tokkelen (weak)
infinitive	tokkelen
past singular	tokkelde
past participle	getokkeld
infinitive	tokkelen
gerund	tokkelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tokkel	tokkelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	tokkelt	tokkelde
2nd person sing. (u)	tokkelt	tokkelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	tokkelt	tokkelde
3rd person singular	tokkelt	tokkelde
plural	tokkelen	tokkelden

subjunctive sing.¹	tokkele	tokkelde
subjunctive plur.¹	tokkelen	tokkelden

imperative sing.	tokkel
imperative plur.¹	tokkelt

participles	tokkelend	getokkeld
¹⁾ Archaic.

Related terms

betokkelen
hertokkelen
onttokkelen
tokkelaar m
getokkel n
tokkelachtig
tokkeling
(instrument) tokkelciter, tokkelinstrument n, tokkelspeeltuig n
tokkelkiezel m

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