aarzelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch erselen, arselen (“to step back, to retreat”), frequentative of ersen, from aers (“buttocks”) (modern aars). Compare English arsle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːrzələ(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aar‧ze‧len
Verb
aarzelen
- (intransitive) to hesitate
- De moedige politieagent sprong zonder aarzeling in het kanaal om het kind uit het water te halen. Hij aarzelde geen moment.
Inflection
| Inflection of aarzelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | aarzelen | |||
| past singular | aarzelde | |||
| past participle | geaarzeld | |||
| infinitive | aarzelen | |||
| gerund | aarzelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | aarzel | aarzelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | aarzelt | aarzelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | aarzelt | aarzelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | aarzelt | aarzelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | aarzelt | aarzelde | ||
| plural | aarzelen | aarzelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | aarzele | aarzelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | aarzelen | aarzelden | ||
| imperative sing. | aarzel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | aarzelt | |||
| participles | aarzelend | geaarzeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aarzelaar
- aarzeling
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