ratelen

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

ratelen

1. to rattle
2. to talk incessantly

Inflection

Conjugation of ratelen (weak)
infinitive	ratelen
past singular	ratelde
past participle	gerateld
infinitive	ratelen
gerund	ratelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ratel	ratelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	ratelt, ratel2	ratelde
2nd person sing. (u)	ratelt	ratelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	ratelt	ratelde
3rd person singular	ratelt	ratelde
plural	ratelen	ratelden
subjunctive sing.1	ratele	ratelde
subjunctive plur.1	ratelen	ratelden
imperative sing.	ratel
imperative plur.1	ratelt
participles	ratelend	gerateld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• rammelen

Derived terms

• ratelaar

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ratel