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Etymology

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From kevel (jaw) +‎ -elen. The -eu- arose due to spontaneous rounding in Hollandic dialects (compare sneven and sneuvelen).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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keuvelen

  1. to chat
    Synonyms: babbelen, kletsen, kwebbelen, leuteren

Conjugation

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Conjugation of keuvelen (weak)
infinitive keuvelen
past singular keuvelde
past participle gekeuveld
infinitive keuvelen
gerund keuvelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular keuvel keuvelde
2nd person sing. (jij) keuvelt, keuvel2 keuvelde
2nd person sing. (u) keuvelt keuvelde
2nd person sing. (gij) keuvelt keuvelde
3rd person singular keuvelt keuvelde
plural keuvelen keuvelden
subjunctive sing.1 keuvele keuvelde
subjunctive plur.1 keuvelen keuvelden
imperative sing. keuvel
imperative plur.1 keuvelt
participles keuvelend gekeuveld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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