tongelen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tong (“tongue”) + -elen.
Verb
[edit]tongelen
- (of animals) to stick out or flick the tongue briefly
- Slangen ruiken door te tongelen. ― Snakes smell by flicking the tongue.
- Honden tongelen soms uit stress. ― Dogs sometimes stick out their tongue briefly due to stress.
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of tongelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | tongelen | |||
past singular | tongelde | |||
past participle | getongeld | |||
infinitive | tongelen | |||
gerund | tongelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | tongel | tongelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | tongelt, tongel2 | tongelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | tongelt | tongelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | tongelt | tongelde | ||
3rd person singular | tongelt | tongelde | ||
plural | tongelen | tongelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tongele | tongelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | tongelen | tongelden | ||
imperative sing. | tongel | |||
imperative plur.1 | tongelt | |||
participles | tongelend | getongeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |