tafel

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) table (item of furniture)
2. (feminine,metonymically) meal, spread on (a) table(s)
3. (feminine) multiplication table
4. (feminine) writing tablet

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of tafelen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of tafelen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of tafelen:

Hyphenated as

ta‧fel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaːfəl/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula (“board”). Doublet of tabel.

Sentences

Ik heb mijn knie tegen de tafel gestoten .

I bumped my knee against the table.

Ik voelde een schok in mijn elleboog toen ik de hoek van de tafel raakte .

I felt a shock in my elbow as I hit the corner of the table.

Er kleeft kauwgom onder de tafel .

There is chewing gum under the table.

Er liggen magazines op de tafel .

There are magazines on the table.

Ik ga de tafel afschuren .

I'm going to sand the table.

Daarmee is het mondeling amendement hier van tafel .

This oral amendment is therefore not put to the vote.