wandelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wandelen, from Old Dutch *wandilon, from Proto-West Germanic *wandalōn.
Pronunciation
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Verb
wandelen
- to stroll, be on a walk (‘to go for a walk’ = ‘gaan wandelen’)
- We hebben even een ommetje gewandeld na het eten. ― We strolled a short distance after the meal.
- to hike
- Synonym: hiken
- Ik heb met mijn tent twee weken lang door de heuvels gewandeld. ― I spent two weeks hiking through the hills with my tent.
- to walk
- (Suriname, colloquial) to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment)
- (Suriname, colloquial) to take an excursion, to go on a small trip
- (Suriname, colloquial) to go abroad, to travel
Conjugation
| Conjugation of wandelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wandelen | |||
| past singular | wandelde | |||
| past participle | gewandeld | |||
| infinitive | wandelen | |||
| gerund | wandelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wandel | wandelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wandelt, wandel2 | wandelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wandelt | wandelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wandelt | wandelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | wandelt | wandelde | ||
| plural | wandelen | wandelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wandele | wandelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wandelen | wandelden | ||
| imperative sing. | wandel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wandelt | |||
| participles | wandelend | gewandeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
verbs
- aanwandelen
- achternawandelen
- afwandelen
- bewandelen
- binnenwandelen
- doorwandelen
- heenwandelen
- inwandelen
- langswandelen
- meewandelen
- miswandelen
- nawandelen
- neerwandelen
- omwandelen
- ontwandelen
- opwandelen
- overwandelen
- rondwandelen
- slaapwandelen
- tegenwandelen
- terugwandelen
- toewandelen
- uitwandelen
- verwandelen
- volwandelen
- voorbijwandelen
- voortwandelen
- vooruitwandelen
- voorwandelen
- wegwandelen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wandel
- Negerhollands: wandel, wandu
- Skepi Creole Dutch: wangal, wandu
- → Sranan Tongo: wandel
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wandilon, from Proto-West Germanic *wandalōn. Equivalent to wanden + -elen.
Verb
wandelen
Inflection
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Descendants
- Dutch: wandelen
- Limburgish: wanjele
Further reading
- “wandelen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wandelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN