Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch pralen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpraː.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: pra‧len
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Verb

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pralen

  1. (intransitive) to shine, to radiate
  2. (inergative) to display, to show off (with the intention of making a wealthy or successful impression)

Inflection

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Conjugation of pralen (weak)
infinitive pralen
past singular praalde
past participle gepraald
infinitive pralen
gerund pralen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular praal praalde
2nd person sing. (jij) praalt praalde
2nd person sing. (u) praalt praalde
2nd person sing. (gij) praalt praalde
3rd person singular praalt praalde
plural pralen praalden
subjunctive sing.1 prale praalde
subjunctive plur.1 pralen praalden
imperative sing. praal
imperative plur.1 praalt
participles pralend gepraald
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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