From Middle Dutch drālen, draelen. Further etymology uncertain, but apparently related to East Frisian draueln, drölen (“to dawdle, loiter”), Westphalian drålen (“to dawdle, be slow moving”).
dralen
| Conjugation of dralen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dralen | |||
| past singular | draalde | |||
| past participle | gedraald | |||
| infinitive | dralen | |||
| gerund | dralen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | draal | draalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | draalt, draal2 | draalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | draalt | draalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | draalt | draalde | ||
| 3rd person singular | draalt | draalde | ||
| plural | dralen | draalden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | drale | draalde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dralen | draalden | ||
| imperative sing. | draal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | draalt | |||
| participles | dralend | gedraald | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||