spelen
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See also: spellen
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch spēlen.
Verb
spelen
- (intransitive) to play
- (transitive) to play (a game)
- Wat wil je spelen?
- What do you wish to play?
- (transitive or intransitive) to play (a musical instrument)
- (transitive) to play (a role)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of spelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spelen | |||
| past singular | speelde | |||
| past participle | gespeeld | |||
| infinitive | spelen | |||
| gerund | spelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | speel | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | speelt, speel2 | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | speelt | speelde | ||
| plural | spelen | speelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | spele | speelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | spelen | speelden | ||
| imperative sing. | speel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | speelt | |||
| participles | spelend | gespeeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
spelen
- plural of spel (“tournament”)
- an organised series of athletic or other entertaining competitive events, such as the Olympics or varied gladiatorial fights
Derived terms
- Olympische Spelen
- winterspelen
- zomerspelen
Anagrams
Etymology
From Old Dutch *spilon, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.
Verb
spēlen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “spelen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “spelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Alternative forms
- spelien
Etymology
From Old English spelian; equivalent to spale + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
spelen
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) spelen, spele | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | spele | speled | |
| 2nd-person singular | spelest | speledest | |
| 3rd-person singular | speleth | speled | |
| subjunctive singular | spele | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | spelen, spele | speleden, spelede | |
| imperative plural | speleth, spele | — | |
| participles | spelynge, spelende | speled, yspeled | |
Conjugation of spelen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “spēlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
spelen
Anagrams
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