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Definition 2024
talen
talen
Dutch
Verb
talen
- (intransitive) to long, to care [+ naar (object) = for]
- (intransitive, obsolete) to speak
- (transitive, obsolete) to say
Inflection
| Inflection of talen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | talen | |||
| past singular | taalde | |||
| past participle | getaald | |||
| infinitive | talen | |||
| gerund | talen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | taal | taalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | taalt | taalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | taalt | taalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | taalt | taalde | ||
| 3rd person singular | taalt | taalde | ||
| plural | talen | taalden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | tale | taalde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | talen | taalden | ||
| imperative sing. | taal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | taalt | |||
| participles | talend | getaald | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
talen
- Plural form of taal
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
talen
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of talar.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of talar.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of talar.
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtalɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːlɛn/
Verb
talen
- (colloquial) first-person plural conditional of talu
- (colloquial) third-person plural conditional of talu
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| talen | dalen | nhalen | thalen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||