Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• slaat (dialectal)

Verb

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

1. hit, slap, beat, strike

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slaːn/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slaen, from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.

Verb

slaan

1. (transitive) to hit, to slap
2. (transitive) to beat, overcome
3. (transitive) to strike

   De klok slaat zeven.‎

   The clock strikes seven.

4. (intransitive) to pulse, beat

   Zijn hart slaat.‎

   His heart is beating.

5. (transitive) to surround with

   Een mantel om de schouders slaan.‎

   To put a cloak around the shoulders.

6. (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.

7. (transitive, chess) to take one of your opponent's pieces

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

• slagen

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German slân, from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- ‎(“to hit, strike, throw”). Cognate with Dutch slaan, English slay, German schlagen, Swedish slå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɔːn/, /slɒːn/

Verb

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

1. to beat
2. to hit
3. to strike

   de Klock sleit halvig söss: the clock strikes 5:30

4. to defeat

Conjugation

Derived terms