doelen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdulə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: doe‧len
- Rhymes: -ulən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch doelen (“to target-practice”), equivalent to doel + -en.
Verb
doelen
- (intransitive) to aim [+ op (object) = for, at]
- (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 | doel | doelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | doelt | doelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | doelt | doelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | doelt | doelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | doelt | doelde | ||
| plural | doelen | doelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | doele | doelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | doelen | doelden | ||
| imperative sing. | doel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | doelt | |||
| participles | doelend | gedoeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bedoelen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
doelen
- Plural form of doel