Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From brodden (to mess up) +‎ -elen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ.də.lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: brod‧de‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔdələn

Verb edit

broddelen

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to bumble, to mess up (one's handcrafted work) (generally relating to handicraft) [from 16th c.]
    Synonyms: brodden, knoeien, prutsen
  2. (intransitive, linguistics) to speak incomprehensibly with incorrect grammar [from 20th c.]

Inflection edit

Inflection of broddelen (weak)
infinitive broddelen
past singular broddelde
past participle gebroddeld
infinitive broddelen
gerund broddelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular broddel broddelde
2nd person sing. (jij) broddelt broddelde
2nd person sing. (u) broddelt broddelde
2nd person sing. (gij) broddelt broddelde
3rd person singular broddelt broddelde
plural broddelen broddelden
subjunctive sing.1 broddele broddelde
subjunctive plur.1 broddelen broddelden
imperative sing. broddel
imperative plur.1 broddelt
participles broddelend gebroddeld
1) Archaic.

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