worstelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch worstelen, warstelen, werstelen; akin to English wrestle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔrs.tə.lə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrstələn

Verb

worstelen

  1. (intransitive) to struggle
    Synonym: struggelen
  2. (intransitive) to wrestle

Conjugation

Conjugation of worstelen (weak)
infinitive worstelen
past singular worstelde
past participle geworsteld
infinitive worstelen
gerund worstelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular worstel worstelde
2nd person sing. (jij) worstelt, worstel2 worstelde
2nd person sing. (u) worstelt worstelde
2nd person sing. (gij) worstelt worstelde
3rd person singular worstelt worstelde
plural worstelen worstelden
subjunctive sing.1 worstele worstelde
subjunctive plur.1 worstelen worstelden
imperative sing. worstel
imperative plur.1 worstelt
participles worstelend geworsteld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms