boemelen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German bummeln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbumələ(n)/

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• Hyphenation: boe‧me‧len

Verb

boemelen

1. (intransitive) to go out at bars and cafés
2. (intransitive) to get drunk, typically in a boisterous or lavish fashion
3. (intransitive) to scrounge, to leech
4. (intransitive) to commute by train, especially when drunk
5. (intransitive) to travel slowly and stop frequently, of trains and less often of buses

Inflection

Conjugation of boemelen (weak)
infinitive	boemelen
past singular	boemelde
past participle	geboemeld
infinitive	boemelen
gerund	boemelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	boemel	boemelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	boemelt, boemel2	boemelde
2nd person sing. (u)	boemelt	boemelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	boemelt	boemelde
3rd person singular	boemelt	boemelde
plural	boemelen	boemelden
subjunctive sing.1	boemele	boemelde
subjunctive plur.1	boemelen	boemelden
imperative sing.	boemel
imperative plur.1	boemelt
participles	boemelend	geboemeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• boemel
• boemeltrein