"knutselen" meaning in Dutch

See knutselen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈknʏt.sə.lə(n)/ Audio: Nl-knutselen.ogg
Rhymes: -ʏtsələn Etymology: Likely from knutsen (“to destroy, mess up”) + -elen. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|knutsen|-elen|t1=to destroy, mess up}} knutsen (“to destroy, mess up”) + -elen Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-|-}} knutselen n (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. handicrafts, primarily as a children's activity Tags: neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable Synonyms: handvaardigheid
    Sense id: en-knutselen-nl-noun-e77R0A0Z

Verb

IPA: /ˈknʏt.sə.lə(n)/ Audio: Nl-knutselen.ogg
Rhymes: -ʏtsələn Etymology: Likely from knutsen (“to destroy, mess up”) + -elen. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|knutsen|-elen|t1=to destroy, mess up}} knutsen (“to destroy, mess up”) + -elen Head templates: {{nl-verb}} knutselen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|knutsel}} Forms: weak [table-tags], knutselen [infinitive], knutselen [gerund, neuter], knutsel [first-person, present, singular], knutselde [first-person, past, singular], knutselt [present, second-person, singular], knutsel [present, second-person, singular], knutselde [past, second-person, singular], knutselt [formal, present, second-person, singular], knutselde [formal, past, second-person, singular], knutselt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], knutselt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], knutselde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], knutselde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], knutselt [present, singular, third-person], knutselde [past, singular, third-person], knutselen [plural, present], knutselden [past, plural], knutsele [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], knutselde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], knutselen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], knutselden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], knutsel [imperative, present, singular], knutselt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], knutselend [participle, present], geknutseld [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive) to DIY; to put something together out of whatever is available at the time, often for fun Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-knutselen-nl-verb-SVezcYEg Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -elen, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -elen: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Inflected forms

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