aalen
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
The sense of to hunt eels derives from Aal (“eel”). The colloquial senses derive from the appearance of the eel and its way of moving.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
aalen (weak, third-person singular present aalt, past tense aalte, past participle geaalt, auxiliary haben)
- to hunt eels, to go on an eel-hunt
- Bis ans Ende seiner Tage aalt John noch im See hinter seinem Haus.
- John hunted eels in the lake behind his house until the end of his days.
- (colloquial, reflexive) to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl)
- Beim Erzählen der alten Anekdoten aalten wir uns vor Lachen.
- ≈ As we listened to the old anecdotes, we threw our heads back, laughing.
- (colloquial) to relax (eg as on vacation)
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | aalen | ||||
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present participle | aalend | ||||
past participle | geaalt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich aale | wir aalen | i | ich aale | wir aalen |
du aalst | ihr aalt | du aalest | ihr aalet | ||
er aalt | sie aalen | er aale | sie aalen | ||
preterite | ich aalte | wir aalten | ii | ich aalte1 | wir aalten1 |
du aaltest | ihr aaltet | du aaltest1 | ihr aaltet1 | ||
er aalte | sie aalten | er aalte1 | sie aalten1 | ||
imperative | aal (du) aale (du) |
aalt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
aalen m
- obsolete typography of ålen
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
aalen m inan
DeclensionEdit
Declension of aalen