alleen

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See also: Alleen and alléen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch allêne, from Old Dutch *allēno, from al +‎ ēno. Morphologically equivalent to modern al +‎ een.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈleːn/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧leen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Adjective

alleen (comparative allener, superlative alleenst)

  1. alone, by oneself
    Synonym: allenig
    Hij ging alleen naar de filmzaal . ― He went to the cinema alone.
    Na een drukke dag geniet ze van een momentje alleen. ― After a busy day, she enjoys a moment alone.
    Na de verhuizing voelde ze zich allener dan ooit. ― After the move, she felt more alone than ever.
  2. lonely
    Synonyms: eenzaam, allenig
    Na de verhuizing voelde ze zich alleen en verdrietig. ― After the move, she felt lonely and sad.
    Hij is altijd alleen en heeft weinig sociale contacten. ― He is always lonely and has few social contacts.
    Oudere mensen kunnen zich soms alleen voelen, vooral als ze ver van hun familie wonen. ― Elderly people can sometimes feel lonely, especially if they live far from their family.

Declension

Declension of alleen
uninflected alleen
inflected allene
comparative allener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial alleen allener het alleenst
het alleenste
indefinite m./f. sing. allene allenere alleenste
n. sing. alleen allener alleenste
plural allene allenere alleenste
definite allene allenere alleenste
partitive alleens alleners —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: alen
  • Negerhollands: alleen
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: alin

Adverb

alleen

  1. only, exclusively
    Ik heb alleen interesse in biologische producten.
    I have only interest in organic products.
    De toegang is alleen voor leden.
    The access is exclusively for members.
  2. just, only, merely
    Hij is alleen maar geïnteresseerd in geld.
    He is just interested in money.
    Ik wilde hem iets vertellen, maar hij was alleen maar met zichzelf bezig.
    I wanted to tell him something, but he was only concerned with himself.

Synonyms

Finnish

Pronunciation

Postposition

alleen

  1. third-person possessive of alle
    Synonym: allensa

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

alleen

  1. inflection of allear:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

German Low German

Etymology

Cognate to German allein.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɑˈleːn/

Adjective

alleen

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) alone (solitary)
    he ös alleen
    he is alone

Adverb

alleen

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) alone (solo)
    alleen gan
    to walk alone
  2. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) alone (without the help of others)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

alleen m

  1. definite singular of allé

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • alléen

Noun

alleen m

  1. definite singular of allé
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