donderen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch donren, donderen. Equivalent to donder + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔndərə(n)/
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Verb
donderen
- (intransitive, impersonal) to thunder
- In de verte hoor ik het donderen.
- I can hear it thunder in the distance.
- (intransitive) to make a thunderous sound, especially with one's voice
- 'Hou daar nu mee op!', donderde de man.
- 'Stop that right now!', thundered the man.
- (intransitive) to plummet, tumble
- De leerling verloor zijn evenwicht en donderde achterover van zijn stoel.
- The pupil lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.
Inflection
| Inflection of donderen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | donderen | |||
| past singular | donderde | |||
| past participle | gedonderd | |||
| infinitive | donderen | |||
| gerund | donderen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | donder | donderde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dondert | donderde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dondert | donderde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dondert | donderde | ||
| 3rd person singular | dondert | donderde | ||
| plural | donderen | donderden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dondere | donderde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | donderen | donderden | ||
| imperative sing. | donder | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dondert | |||
| participles | donderend | gedonderd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afdonderen
- bedonderen
- denderen
- neerdonderen
- omdonderen
- opdonderen
- wegdonderen
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