verruilen
Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /və(r)ˈrœy̯.lə(n)/, /vɛ(r)ˈrœy̯.lə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧rui‧len
- Rhymes: -œy̯lən
Verb
editverruilen
- (transitive) to exchange [with voor ‘for’], to trade in [with voor ‘for’]
- Ze wil haar oude auto verruilen voor een nieuw model. ― She wants to exchange her old car for a new model.
- Ik zou mijn smartphone niet willen verruilen voor een ouder model. ― I wouldn't want to trade in my smartphone for an older model.
- Veel mensen verruilen hun stadsappartement voor een huis op het platteland. ― Many people are exchanging their city apartments for a house in the countryside.
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of verruilen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verruilen | |||
| past singular | verruilde | |||
| past participle | verruild | |||
| infinitive | verruilen | |||
| gerund | verruilen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verruil | verruilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verruilt, verruil2 | verruilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verruilt | verruilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verruilt | verruilde | ||
| 3rd person singular | verruilt | verruilde | ||
| plural | verruilen | verruilden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verruile | verruilde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verruilen | verruilden | ||
| imperative sing. | verruil | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verruilt | |||
| participles | verruilend | verruild | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||