slaan

See also: slå an

Afrikaans

slaan (present slaan, present participle slaande, past participle geslaan)

slaan

(transitive) to hit, to slap
(transitive) to beat, overcome
(transitive) to strike
De klok slaat zeven. ― The clock strikes seven.
(intransitive) to pulse, beat
Zijn hart slaat. ― His heart is beating.
(transitive) to surround with
Een mantel om de schouders slaan. ― To put a cloak around the shoulders.
(intransitive) to suddenly start along (of movement), to turn
Op de vlucht slaan. ― To take flight.

Ze sloegen vanaf de trottoir linksaf. ― They turned to the left from the pavement.
(transitive, chess) to take one of your opponent's pieces

Conjugation of slaan (strong class 6, irregular)
infinitive	slaan
past singular	sloeg
past participle	geslagen
infinitive	slaan
gerund	slaan n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	sla	sloeg
2nd person sing. (jij)	slaat, sla²	sloeg
2nd person sing. (u)	slaat	sloeg
2nd person sing. (gij)	slaat	sloegt
3rd person singular	slaat	sloeg
plural	slaan	sloegen

subjunctive sing.¹	sla	sloege
subjunctive plur.¹	slaan	sloegen

imperative sing.	sla
imperative plur.¹	slaat

participles	slaand	geslagen
¹⁾ Archaic. ²⁾ In case of inversion.

slaan (past singular sloog, past participle slaan or slagen, auxiliary verb hebben)

Conjugation of slaan (irregular verb)

indicative	present	preterite
infinitive	slaan
1st person singular	sla	sloog
2nd person singular	sleist	sloogst
3rd person singular	sleit	sloog
plural	slaat	slogen
imperative	present	—
singular	sla
plural	slaat
participle	present	past
	slaan	slaan, slagen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.