voelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch voelen, from Old Dutch *fuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan (“to feel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvulə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: voe‧len
- Rhymes: -ulən
Verb
voelen
- (transitive) to feel, to have sensation of
- Voel je de wind die door je haren ruist?
- Do you feel the wind that rushes through your hair?
- (reflexive, copulative) to feel, to experience a feeling
- Ik voel me niet zo goed.
- I don't feel so good.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of voelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | voelen | |||
| past singular | voelde | |||
| past participle | gevoeld | |||
| infinitive | voelen | |||
| gerund | voelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | voel | voelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | voelt, voel2 | voelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | voelt | voelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | voelt | voelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | voelt | voelde | ||
| plural | voelen | voelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | voele | voelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | voelen | voelden | ||
| imperative sing. | voel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | voelt | |||
| participles | voelend | gevoeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanvoelen
- bevoelen
- gevoelen
- invoelen
- meevoelen
- voelbaar
- voelhoorn
- voelspriet
- voorvoelen
Descendants
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *fuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan (“to feel”).
Verb
voelen
- to feel (by touch)
- to feel, to experience a feeling
- to feel, to have an opinion
- to see, to understand
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “voelen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I