Dutch

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Etymology

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From af +‎ donderen (to thunder). The senses relating to falling or throwing originally suggested that the fall or throw caused a loud noise.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑf.dɔn.də.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧don‧de‧ren

Verb

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afdonderen

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to fall off, to fall down
    Synonym: aftotteren
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to throw off, to throw down
  3. (obsolete) to proclaim loudly

Inflection

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Conjugation of afdonderen (weak, separable)
infinitive afdonderen
past singular donderde af
past participle afgedonderd
infinitive afdonderen
gerund afdonderen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular donder af donderde af afdonder afdonderde
2nd person sing. (jij) dondert af donderde af afdondert afdonderde
2nd person sing. (u) dondert af donderde af afdondert afdonderde
2nd person sing. (gij) dondert af donderde af afdondert afdonderde
3rd person singular dondert af donderde af afdondert afdonderde
plural donderen af donderden af afdonderen afdonderden
subjunctive sing.1 dondere af donderde af afdondere afdonderde
subjunctive plur.1 donderen af donderden af afdonderen afdonderden
imperative sing. donder af
imperative plur.1 dondert af
participles afdonderend afgedonderd
1) Archaic.