donderen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch donren, donderen. Equivalent to donder +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔndərə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: don‧de‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɔndərən

Verb

donderen

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to thunder
    In de verte hoor ik het donderen.
    I can hear it thunder in the distance.
  2. (intransitive) to make a thunderous sound, especially with one's voice
    'Hou daar nu mee op!', donderde de man.
    'Stop that right now!', thundered the man.
  3. (intransitive) to plummet, tumble
    De leerling verloor zijn evenwicht en donderde achterover van zijn stoel.
    The pupil lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.

Inflection
Inflection of donderen (weak)
infinitive donderen
past singular donderde
past participle gedonderd
infinitive donderen
gerund donderen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular donderdonderde
2nd person sing. (jij) dondertdonderde
2nd person sing. (u) dondertdonderde
2nd person sing. (gij) dondertdonderde
3rd person singular dondertdonderde
plural donderendonderden
subjunctive sing.1 donderedonderde
subjunctive plur.1 donderendonderden
imperative sing. donder
imperative plur.1 dondert
participles donderendgedonderd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: donder
  • Negerhollands: donner

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