pulken
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle Dutch *pulken, a variant ( + -ken) of Middle Dutch *pullen (“to pull, draw”), perhaps related to English pull. Compare also Dutch plukken (“to pluck”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pulken
- (transitive, intransitive) to pick (with one's hand or fingers)
- Synonym: peuteren
Inflection edit
| Inflection of pulken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pulken | |||
| past singular | pulkte | |||
| past participle | gepulkt | |||
| infinitive | pulken | |||
| gerund | pulken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | pulk | pulkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | pulkt | pulkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | pulkt | pulkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | pulkt | pulkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | pulkt | pulkte | ||
| plural | pulken | pulkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | pulke | pulkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | pulken | pulkten | ||
| imperative sing. | pulk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | pulkt | |||
| participles | pulkend | gepulkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||