scanderen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French scander, from Latin scandō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌskɑnˈdeː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: scan‧de‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

scanderen

1. (transitive, intransitive) to scan, to form a poetic metre by pronouncing out loud

   De docent klassieke talen leerde haar leerlingen Griekse poëzie te scanderen.

   The teacher of classical languages taught her pupils how to scan Greek poetry.

2. (transitive, intransitive) to chant

   De hooligans scandeerden kinderliedjes.

   The hooligans chanted nursery rhymes.

Inflection

Inflection of scanderen (weak)
infinitive	scanderen
past singular	scandeerde
past participle	gescandeerd
infinitive	scanderen
gerund	scanderen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	scandeer	scandeerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	scandeert	scandeerde
2nd person sing. (u)	scandeert	scandeerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	scandeert	scandeerde
3rd person singular	scandeert	scandeerde
plural	scanderen	scandeerden
subjunctive sing.1	scandere	scandeerde
subjunctive plur.1	scanderen	scandeerden
imperative sing.	scandeer
imperative plur.1	scandeert
participles	scanderend	gescandeerd
1) Archaic.

Descendants

• Negerhollands: skanderier