afleunen

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Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to af (de-, down-) +‎ leunen (to lean).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌløː.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧leu‧nen

Verb

afleunen

  1. (archaic) to decline (an invite, offer or proposal), to refuse
    Synonyms: afwijzen, weigeren, verwerpen

Inflection

Conjugation of afleunen (weak, separable)
infinitive afleunen
past singular leunde af
past participle afgeleund
infinitive afleunen
gerund afleunen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular leun af leunde af afleun afleunde
2nd person sing. (jij) leunt af leunde af afleunt afleunde
2nd person sing. (u) leunt af leunde af afleunt afleunde
2nd person sing. (gij) leunt af leunde af afleunt afleunde
3rd person singular leunt af leunde af afleunt afleunde
plural leunen af leunden af afleunen afleunden
subjunctive sing.1 leune af leunde af afleune afleunde
subjunctive plur.1 leunen af leunden af afleunen afleunden
imperative sing. leun af
imperative plur.1 leunt af
participles afleunend afgeleund
1) Archaic.