voelen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch voelen, from Old Dutch *fuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvulə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: voe‧len
  • Rhymes: -ulən

Verb

voelen

  1. (transitive) to feel, to have sensation of
    Voel je de wind die door je haren ruist?
    Do you feel the wind that rushes through your hair?
  2. (reflexive, copulative) to feel, to experience a feeling
    Ik voel me niet zo goed.
    I don't feel so good.

Conjugation

Conjugation of voelen (weak)
infinitive voelen
past singular voelde
past participle gevoeld
infinitive voelen
gerund voelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular voel voelde
2nd person sing. (jij) voelt, voel2 voelde
2nd person sing. (u) voelt voelde
2nd person sing. (gij) voelt voelde
3rd person singular voelt voelde
plural voelen voelden
subjunctive sing.1 voele voelde
subjunctive plur.1 voelen voelden
imperative sing. voel
imperative plur.1 voelt
participles voelend gevoeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: voel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fulu
  • Negerhollands: voel, ful

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan (“to feel”).

Verb

voelen

  1. to feel (by touch)
  2. to feel, to experience a feeling
  3. to feel, to have an opinion
  4. to see, to understand

Inflection

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Descendants

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