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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of donderen (weak)
infinitive donderen
past singular donderde
past participle gedonderd
infinitive donderen
gerund donderen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular donder donderde
2nd person sing. (jij) dondert, donder2 donderde
2nd person sing. (u) dondert donderde
2nd person sing. (gij) dondert donderde
3rd person singular dondert donderde
plural donderen donderden
subjunctive sing.1 dondere donderde
subjunctive plur.1 donderen donderden
imperative sing. donder
imperative plur.1 dondert
participles donderend gedonderd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: donder
  • Negerhollands: donner

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