slaan
See also: slån
AfrikaansEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- slaat (dialectal)
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
slaan (present slaan, present participle slaande, past participle geslaan)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch slaen, from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
slaan
- (transitive) to hit, to slap
- (transitive) to beat, overcome
- (transitive) to strike
- De klok slaat zeven. ― The clock strikes seven.
- (intransitive) to pulse, beat
- Zijn hart slaat. ― His heart is beating.
- (transitive) to surround with
- Een mantel om de schouders slaan.
- To put a cloak around the shoulders.
- (intransitive) to suddenly start along (of movement), to turn
- Op de vlucht slaan. ― To take flight.
- Ze sloegen vanaf de trottoir linksaf.
- They turned to the left from the pavement.
- (transitive, chess) to take one of your opponent's pieces
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of slaan (strong class 6, irregular) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slaan | |||
| past singular | sloeg | |||
| past participle | geslagen | |||
| infinitive | slaan | |||
| gerund | slaan n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | sla | sloeg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | slaat | sloeg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | slaat | sloeg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | slaat | sloegt | ||
| 3rd person singular | slaat | sloeg | ||
| plural | slaan | sloegen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | sla | sloege | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | slaan | sloegen | ||
| imperative sing. | sla | |||
| imperative plur.1 | slaat | |||
| participles | slaand | geslagen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: slaan
Low GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German slân, from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Cognate with Dutch slaan, English slay, German schlagen, Northern Sami slå.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
slaan (past singular sloog, past participle slaan or slagen, auxiliary verb hebben)
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of slaan (irregular verb)
| infinitive | slaan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | sla | sloog |
| 2nd person singular | sleist | sloogst |
| 3rd person singular | sleit | sloog |
| plural | slaat | slogen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | sla | |
| plural | slaat | |
| participle | present | past |
| slaan | slaan, slagen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||