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Definition 2024
spelen
spelen
See also: spellen
Dutch
Verb
spelen
- (intransitive) to play
- (transitive) to play (a game)
- Wat wil je spelen?
- What do you wish to play?
- Wat wil je spelen?
- (transitive or intransitive) to play (a musical instrument)
Inflection
| Inflection of spelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spelen | |||
| past singular | speelde | |||
| past participle | gespeeld | |||
| infinitive | spelen | |||
| gerund | spelen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | speel | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | speelt | speelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | speelt | speelde | ||
| plural | spelen | speelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | spele | speelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | spelen | speelden | ||
| imperative sing. | speel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | speelt | |||
| participles | spelend | gespeeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
spelen
- Plural form of spel (“tournament”)