melken
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
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[edit] Verb
melken (strong class 3)
- To milk.
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of melken
| infinitive | melken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | melk | molk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij/u) | melkt | molk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | melkt | molkt | ||
| 3rd person singular | melkt | molk | ||
| plural | melken | molken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | melke | molke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | melken | molken | ||
| imperative sing. | melk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | melkt | |||
| participles | melkend | (hebben/zijn) gemolken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
[edit] German
[edit] Etymology 1
Old High German melchan
[edit] Verb
melken (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present milkt, past tense molk, auxiliary haben, past participle gemolken)
- (transitive) to milk (a cow)
[edit] Etymology 2
Weakening of strong verb melken
[edit] Verb
melken (third-person singular simple present melkt, past tense melkte, auxiliary haben, past participle gemelkt)
- (transitive) to milk (a cow)
- (transitive, figuratively) to drain; to draw from (someone or something), especially without consent; to milk (someone) for money, information, etc.
