twijfelen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch twivelen, twifelen, from Old Dutch twīvalen. Equivalent to twijfel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɛi̯fələ(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: twij‧fe‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯fələn

Verb

twijfelen

  1. (intransitive) to doubt

Inflection

Inflection of twijfelen (weak)
infinitive twijfelen
past singular twijfelde
past participle getwijfeld
infinitive twijfelen
gerund twijfelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular twijfel twijfelde
2nd person sing. (jij) twijfelt twijfelde
2nd person sing. (u) twijfelt twijfelde
2nd person sing. (gij) twijfelt twijfelde
3rd person singular twijfelt twijfelde
plural twijfelen twijfelden
subjunctive sing.1 twijfele twijfelde
subjunctive plur.1 twijfelen twijfelden
imperative sing. twijfel
imperative plur.1 twijfelt
participles twijfelend getwijfeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: twyfel
  • Negerhollands: twiefel
  • Sranan Tongo: twèifel