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Definition 2024
telen
telen
Dutch
Verb
telen
- (transitive) To cultivate, grow plants, notably crops
- (transitive) To raise, breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men
Inflection
| Inflection of telen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | telen | |||
| past singular | teelde | |||
| past participle | geteeld | |||
| infinitive | telen | |||
| gerund | telen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | teel | teelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | teelt | teelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | teelt | teelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | teelt | teelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | teelt | teelde | ||
| plural | telen | teelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | tele | teelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | telen | teelden | ||
| imperative sing. | teel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | teelt | |||
| participles | telend | geteeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- teelaarde m, f
- teelbaar
- teelder m
- teelland n
- teler m