cirkelen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• circulen (obsolete)

Etymology

From cirkel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪrkələ(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: cir‧ke‧len

Verb

cirkelen

1. (intransitive) to form a circle, turn/move/travel in a circle
2. (transitive) to mark with a circle

Inflection

Conjugation of cirkelen (weak)
infinitive	cirkelen
past singular	cirkelde
past participle	gecirkeld
infinitive	cirkelen
gerund	cirkelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	cirkel	cirkelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	cirkelt, cirkel2	cirkelde
2nd person sing. (u)	cirkelt	cirkelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	cirkelt	cirkelde
3rd person singular	cirkelt	cirkelde
plural	cirkelen	cirkelden
subjunctive sing.1	cirkele	cirkelde
subjunctive plur.1	cirkelen	cirkelden
imperative sing.	cirkel
imperative plur.1	cirkelt
participles	cirkelend	gecirkeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

(move in a circle):

• circuleren
• ronddraaien

(mark):

• omcirkelen

Derived terms

• omcirkelen
• rondcirkelen

Related terms

• circulair