doelen

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdulə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: doe‧len
  • Rhymes: -ulən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch doelen (“to target-practice”), equivalent to doel +‎ -en.

Verb

doelen

  1. (intransitive) to aim [+ op (object) = for, at]
  2. (intransitive) to allude, hint [+ op (object) = to, at]
Inflection
Inflection of doelen (weak)
infinitive doelen
past singular doelde
past participle gedoeld
infinitive doelen
gerund doelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular doeldoelde
2nd person sing. (jij) doeltdoelde
2nd person sing. (u) doeltdoelde
2nd person sing. (gij) doeltdoelde
3rd person singular doeltdoelde
plural doelendoelden
subjunctive sing.1 doeledoelde
subjunctive plur.1 doelendoelden
imperative sing. doel
imperative plur.1 doelt
participles doelendgedoeld
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

doelen

  1. Plural form of doel
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