draaien

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drâyen, from Old Dutch thrāien, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraːi̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: draai‧en
  • Rhymes: -aːi̯ən

Verb

draaien

  1. (ergative) to turn, to turn round
  2. (ergative) to play (a record, CD, song, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to input into a telephone, to call (a phone number)
  4. (transitive) to run or throw (a party)
  5. (transitive) to roll (a cigarette or joint)

Conjugation

Conjugation of draaien (weak)
infinitive draaien
past singular draaide
past participle gedraaid
infinitive draaien
gerund draaien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular draai draaide
2nd person sing. (jij) draait, draai2 draaide
2nd person sing. (u) draait draaide
2nd person sing. (gij) draait draaide
3rd person singular draait draaide
plural draaien draaiden
subjunctive sing.1 draaie draaide
subjunctive plur.1 draaien draaiden
imperative sing. draai
imperative plur.1 draait
participles draaiend gedraaid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: draai
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: drai
  • Negerhollands: draai, draej
  • Petjo: draaien
  • → Aukan: daai
  • → Kwinti: daai, drai
  • → Papiamentu: drei, drai
  • → Sranan Tongo: drai

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