reikhalzen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom reiken (“to reach”) + hals (“neck”) + -en.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editreikhalzen
- (intransitive, literally) to extend or crane one's neck (towards something)
- (intransitive, figuratively) to desire intensely, long for eagerly
- Hij keek reikhalzend uit naar zijn verjaardag. ― He eagerly longed for his birthday.
Conjugation
edit| Conjugation of reikhalzen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | reikhalzen | |||
| past singular | reikhalsde | |||
| past participle | gereikhalsd | |||
| infinitive | reikhalzen | |||
| gerund | reikhalzen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | reikhals | reikhalsde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | reikhalst, reikhals2 | reikhalsde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | reikhalst | reikhalsde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | reikhalst | reikhalsde | ||
| 3rd person singular | reikhalst | reikhalsde | ||
| plural | reikhalzen | reikhalsden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | reikhalze | reikhalsde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | reikhalzen | reikhalsden | ||
| imperative sing. | reikhals | |||
| imperative plur.1 | reikhalst | |||
| participles | reikhalzend | gereikhalsd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||