klungelen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from klungel (“worthless object, lump, ball of wool”), from the same source as German Kolben (“piston, butt of a rifle”). Cognate with western German klüngeln (“to dawdle; to chatter; to engage in nepotism”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]klungelen
- to bungle
- to dawdle, waste time
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of klungelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | klungelen | |||
past singular | klungelde | |||
past participle | geklungeld | |||
infinitive | klungelen | |||
gerund | klungelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | klungel | klungelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | klungelt, klungel2 | klungelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | klungelt | klungelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | klungelt | klungelde | ||
3rd person singular | klungelt | klungelde | ||
plural | klungelen | klungelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | klungele | klungelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | klungelen | klungelden | ||
imperative sing. | klungel | |||
imperative plur.1 | klungelt | |||
participles | klungelend | geklungeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |