knuffelen
Dutch
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Low German knuffeln, knüffeln, an iterative form of Low German knuffen (“to poke; bump; nudge”), West Frisian knoffelje (“to push; knock; bump”).
Pronunciation
Verb
knuffelen
- (transitive and intransitive) to cuddle, hug
Inflection
Conjugation of knuffelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | knuffelen | |||
past singular | knuffelde | |||
past participle | geknuffeld | |||
infinitive | knuffelen | |||
gerund | knuffelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | knuffel | knuffelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | knuffelt, knuffel2 | knuffelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | knuffelt | knuffelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | knuffelt | knuffelde | ||
3rd person singular | knuffelt | knuffelde | ||
plural | knuffelen | knuffelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | knuffele | knuffelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | knuffelen | knuffelden | ||
imperative sing. | knuffel | |||
imperative plur.1 | knuffelt | |||
participles | knuffelend | geknuffeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |