dreje

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dreien, from Old Saxon thrāian, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, cognate with English throw, German drehen (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /drajə/, [ˈd̥ʁɑːɪ]

Verb

dreje (past tense drejede, past participle drejet)

(transitive or intransitive) to turn
to twist, twirl
to revolve, rotate, pivot
to dial
(reflexive) to be a matter of

Conjugation

Inflection of dreje

	present	past
simple	drejer	drejede
perfect	har drejet	havde drejet
passive	drejes	drejedes
participle	drejende	drejet
imperative	drej	—
infinitive	dreje	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	drejen	—

References

“dreje” in Den Danske Ordbog

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