aarzelen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word aarzelen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word aarzelen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say aarzelen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word aarzelen you have here. The definition of the word aarzelen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofaarzelen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch erselen, arselen (“to step back, to retreat”), frequentative of ersen, from aers (“buttocks”) (modern aars). Compare English arsle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːrzələ(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: aar‧ze‧len

Verb

aarzelen

  1. (intransitive) to hesitate
    De moedige politieagent sprong zonder aarzeling in het kanaal om het kind uit het water te halen. Hij aarzelde geen moment.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aarzelen (weak)
infinitive aarzelen
past singular aarzelde
past participle geaarzeld
infinitive aarzelen
gerund aarzelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular aarzel aarzelde
2nd person sing. (jij) aarzelt, aarzel2 aarzelde
2nd person sing. (u) aarzelt aarzelde
2nd person sing. (gij) aarzelt aarzelde
3rd person singular aarzelt aarzelde
plural aarzelen aarzelden
subjunctive sing.1 aarzele aarzelde
subjunctive plur.1 aarzelen aarzelden
imperative sing. aarzel
imperative plur.1 aarzelt
participles aarzelend geaarzeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia