Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French scander, from Latin scandō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌskɑnˈdeː.rə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: scan‧de‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb edit

scanderen

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to scan, to form a poetic metre by pronouncing out loud
    De docent klassieke talen leerde haar leerlingen Griekse poëzie te scanderen.
    The teacher of classical languages taught her pupils how to scan Greek poetry.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to chant
    De hooligans scandeerden kinderliedjes.
    The hooligans chanted nursery rhymes.

Inflection edit

Inflection of scanderen (weak)
infinitive scanderen
past singular scandeerde
past participle gescandeerd
infinitive scanderen
gerund scanderen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular scandeer scandeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) scandeert scandeerde
2nd person sing. (u) scandeert scandeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) scandeert scandeerde
3rd person singular scandeert scandeerde
plural scanderen scandeerden
subjunctive sing.1 scandere scandeerde
subjunctive plur.1 scanderen scandeerden
imperative sing. scandeer
imperative plur.1 scandeert
participles scanderend gescandeerd
1) Archaic.

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: skanderier