knielen

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch knielen, from Old Dutch *kniolon. Ultimately derived from knie, but the source of the l is unknown.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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knielen

  1. to kneel (stoop down and rest on the knee)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of knielen (weak)
infinitive knielen
past singular knielde
past participle geknield
infinitive knielen
gerund knielen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kniel knielde
2nd person sing. (jij) knielt, kniel2 knielde
2nd person sing. (u) knielt knielde
2nd person sing. (gij) knielt knielde
3rd person singular knielt knielde
plural knielen knielden
subjunctive sing.1 kniele knielde
subjunctive plur.1 knielen knielden
imperative sing. kniel
imperative plur.1 knielt
participles knielend geknield
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: kniel