kélen
From Middle Dutch kelen. Equivalent to keel + -en.
kelen
| Conjugation of kelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kelen | |||
| past singular | keelde | |||
| past participle | gekeeld | |||
| infinitive | kelen | |||
| gerund | kelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | keel | keelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | keelt, keel2 | keelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | keelt | keelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | keelt | keelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | keelt | keelde | ||
| plural | kelen | keelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kele | keelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kelen | keelden | ||
| imperative sing. | keel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | keelt | |||
| participles | kelend | gekeeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
kelen
Superficially the past participle of kela.
kelen (comparative mer kelen, superlative mest kelen)
| Inflection of kelen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kelen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | kelet | — | — |
| Plural | kelna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | kelne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kelne | — | — |
| All | kelna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
kelen