bekoelen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch becoelen. Equivalent to be- + koelen (“to cool”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bekoelen
- (ergative) to cool down
- (ergative, figuratively, of emotions) to cool down, to wane, to become less intense
- (ergative, figuratively, of social interactions) to become less amicable
Inflection edit
Inflection of bekoelen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bekoelen | |||
past singular | bekoelde | |||
past participle | bekoeld | |||
infinitive | bekoelen | |||
gerund | bekoelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bekoel | bekoelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bekoelt | bekoelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bekoelt | bekoelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bekoelt | bekoelde | ||
3rd person singular | bekoelt | bekoelde | ||
plural | bekoelen | bekoelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bekoele | bekoelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bekoelen | bekoelden | ||
imperative sing. | bekoel | |||
imperative plur.1 | bekoelt | |||
participles | bekoelend | bekoeld | ||
1) Archaic. |