handelen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch handelen, from Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. By surface analysis, hand +‎ elen. Ultimately of the same origin as the English borrowing at Etymology 2 below (thus, a doublet of the same).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑndələ(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: han‧de‧len

Verb[edit]

handelen

  1. (intransitive) to trade, do business
    Hij is al jaren bezig met handelen in antiek.
    He has been trading in antiques for years.
    De familie heeft een lange traditie van handelen in textiel.
    The family has a long tradition of doing business in textiles.
  2. (intransitive) to act
    Je moet snel handelen in noodsituaties.
    You need to act quickly in emergency situations.
    De politieagent handelde onmiddellijk bij het zien van de verdachte activiteit.
    The police officer acted immediately upon seeing suspicious activity.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of handelen (weak)
infinitive handelen
past singular handelde
past participle gehandeld
infinitive handelen
gerund handelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular handel handelde
2nd person sing. (jij) handelt handelde
2nd person sing. (u) handelt handelde
2nd person sing. (gij) handelt handelde
3rd person singular handelt handelde
plural handelen handelden
subjunctive sing.1 handele handelde
subjunctive plur.1 handelen handelden
imperative sing. handel
imperative plur.1 handelt
participles handelend gehandeld
1) Archaic.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: handel
  • Negerhollands: handel
  • → Caribbean Javanese: andel

Etymology 2[edit]

From English handle, ultimately of the same origin as the native inherited term at Etymology 1 above (thus, a doublet of the same). Compare German händeln.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛndələ(n)/
  • Hyphenation: han‧de‧len

Verb[edit]

handelen

  1. (transitive, informal) to handle, to deal with or endure something or someone (particularly emotionally)
    Hij kon het volwassen leven niet handelen en ging aan de drugs. ― He couldn't handle adult life and started using drugs.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of handelen (weak)
infinitive handelen
past singular handelde
past participle gehandeld
infinitive handelen
gerund handelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular handel handelde
2nd person sing. (jij) handelt handelde
2nd person sing. (u) handelt handelde
2nd person sing. (gij) handelt handelde
3rd person singular handelt handelde
plural handelen handelden
subjunctive sing.1 handele handelde
subjunctive plur.1 handelen handelden
imperative sing. handel
imperative plur.1 handelt
participles handelend gehandeld
1) Archaic.

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German handeln, from Middle High German handeln, from Old High German hantalōn, from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. Cognate with Dutch handelen, English handle. In the sense “to trade, bargain” an older borrowing; the sense “to act” is recent.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhandelen/, [ˈhɑndələn]

Verb[edit]

handelen (third-person singular present handelt, past participle gehandelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to act
  2. (intransitive) to trade, to deal
  3. (intransitive) to negotiate, to bargain

Conjugation[edit]

Regular
infinitive handelen
participle gehandelt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular handelen —
2nd singular handels handel
3rd singular handelt —
1st plural handelen —
2nd plural handelt handelt
3rd plural handelen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną.

Verb[edit]

handelen

  1. to handle (take in the hand)
  2. to act, to carry out
  3. to handle, to treat (a subject)
  4. to treat, to behave towards

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

handelen m

  1. definite singular of handel

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

handelen m

  1. definite singular of handel
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