alleen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch allêne, from Old Dutch *allēno, from al + ēno. Morphologically equivalent to modern al + een.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈleːn/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧leen
- Rhymes: -eːn
Adjective
alleen (comparative allener, superlative alleenst)
- alone, by oneself
- Hij ging naar de filmzaal alleen.
- He went to the cinema alone.
- Ze reisde alleen naar het buitenland.
- She traveled abroad by herself.
- Ik kan het wel alleen afhandelen.
- I can handle it on my own.
- Na een drukke dag geniet ze van een momentje alleen.
- After a busy day, she enjoys a moment alone.
- Na de verhuizing voelde ze zich allener dan ooit.
- After the move, she felt more alone than ever.
- Ik was de hele avond alleen.
- I was alone all evening.
- Ontmoet ons achter de verlaten fabriek. Kom alleen.
- Meet us behind the abandoned factory. Come alone.
- lonely
- Na de verhuizing voelde ze zich alleen en verdrietig.
- After the move, she felt lonely and sad.
- Hij is altijd alleen en heeft weinig sociale contacten.
- He is always lonely and has few social contacts.
- Oudere mensen kunnen zich soms alleen voelen, vooral als ze ver van hun familie wonen.
- Elderly people can sometimes feel lonely, especially if they live far from their family.
Inflection
Inflection of alleen | ||||
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uninflected | alleen | |||
inflected | allene | |||
comparative | allener | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | alleen | allener | het alleenst het alleenste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | allene | allenere | alleenste |
n. sing. | alleen | allener | alleenste | |
plural | allene | allenere | alleenste | |
definite | allene | allenere | alleenste | |
partitive | alleens | alleners | — |
Derived terms
Adverb
alleen
- only, exclusively
- Ik heb alleen interesse in biologische producten.
- I have only interest in organic products.
- De toegang is alleen voor leden.
- The access is exclusively for members.
- just, only, merely
- Hij is alleen maar geïnteresseerd in geld.
- He is just interested in money.
- Ik wilde hem iets vertellen, maar hij was alleen maar met zichzelf bezig.
- I wanted to tell him something, but he was only concerned with himself.
Synonyms
- (only, exclusively): enkel
Galician
Verb
alleen
- inflection of allear:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
German Low German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑˈleːn/
Adjective
alleen
- (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) alone (solitary)
- he ös alleen
- he is alone
- he ös alleen
Adverb
alleen
- (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) alone (solo)
- alleen gan
- to walk alone
- alleen gan
- (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) alone (without the help of others)
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