CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAIDLE
PRESENT
Present
I daidle
you daidle
he/she/it daidles
we daidle
you daidle
they daidle
Present continuous
I am daidling
you are daidling
he/she/it is daidling
we are daidling
you are daidling
they are daidling
Present perfect
I have daidled
you have daidled
he/she/it has daidled
we have daidled
you have daidled
they have daidled
Present perfect continuous
I have been daidling
you have been daidling
he/she/it has been daidling
we have been daidling
you have been daidling
they have been daidling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I daidled
you daidled
he/she/it daidled
we daidled
you daidled
they daidled
Past continuous
I was daidling
you were daidling
he/she/it was daidling
we were daidling
you were daidling
they were daidling
Past perfect
I had daidled
you had daidled
he/she/it had daidled
we had daidled
you had daidled
they had daidled
Past perfect continuous
I had been daidling
you had been daidling
he/she/it had been daidling
we had been daidling
you had been daidling
they had been daidling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will daidle
you will daidle
he/she/it will daidle
we will daidle
you will daidle
they will daidle
Future continuous
I will be daidling
you will be daidling
he/she/it will be daidling
we will be daidling
you will be daidling
they will be daidling
Future perfect
I will have daidled
you will have daidled
he/she/it will have daidled
we will have daidled
you will have daidled
they will have daidled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been daidling
you will have been daidling
he/she/it will have been daidling
we will have been daidling
you will have been daidling
they will have been daidling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would daidle
you would daidle
he/she/it would daidle
we would daidle
you would daidle
they would daidle
Conditional continuous
I would be daidling
you would be daidling
he/she/it would be daidling
we would be daidling
you would be daidling
they would be daidling
Conditional perfect
I would have daidle
you would have daidle
he/she/it would have daidle
we would have daidle
you would have daidle
they would have daidle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been daidling
you would have been daidling
he/she/it would have been daidling
we would have been daidling
you would have been daidling
they would have been daidling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you daidle
we let´s daidle
you daidle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
daidling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAIDLE»
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daidle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
daidle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Digguh digguh deedle daidle dum, All day long I'd biddy biddy bum, If I were a
wealthy man. Wouldn't have to work hard, Daidle deedle daidle Digguh digguh
deedle daidle dum, If I were a biddy biddy rich Digguh digguh deedle daidle man
.
Jerry Bock, Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick, 1965
As I worked the rest of the wall, I tried to come up with jingles for my company: “If
your home is bloody Daidle deedle daidle Daidle daidle deedle daidle dum.”
Stumped for something that rhymed with bloody, I hummed “If I Were a Rich Man”
...
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Boom Boom! Boomwhackers on Broadway (for Boomwhackers ...
... HARNICK If I were a rich man, Daidle, deedle, daidle, Digguh, digguh, deedle,
Daidle, dum. All day long I'd biddy, biddy bum, If I were a wealthy man. Wouldn't
have to work hard, Daidle, deedle, daidle, Digguh, digguh, deedle, Daidle, dum.
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Early Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle: Together with a Few of ...
264 "Wee Eppie Daidle" [XLIV. riages, glass coaches, street coaches, waggons,
carts, dogcarts, steeple bells, door bells, gentlemen-raps, twopenny post-raps,
footmen-showers- of-raps, of the whole devil to pay, as if plague, pestilence, ...
Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle, David George Ritchie, 1889
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The Hallow-Isle tragedy
I have not," said Mr. Daidle, in conclusion, " the honour to know much of the lady
that fills my poor townswoman's place : I may say I have seen her, and that's all ;
but" — Mr. Daidle here paused with a peculiarly solemn oscillation of the head, ...
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A House with No Roof: After My Father's Assassination, a Memoir
“IfI were a rich man,” she sang, “Daidle deedle daidle daidle / Daidle deedle
daidle dum / All day long I'd biddy-biddy-bum / IfI were a wealthy maaaan . . .” At
Christmastime, Lee tried to fill the house with the magic of Dad. Dad and Lee
once ...
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Fallen Idols (lacrimae rerum): Lacrimae Rerum
“If I were a rich man,” he sang from Fiddler On the Roof, “Daidel deedel daidle
daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb. All day long I'd biddy-biddy bum.” With not a
bad voice, not bad at all.] Soon more bad news: pancreatic cancer. He suffered
and ...
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
Teut. dabbel-en, subigere. To DAIBLE, v. n. To go about in an inactive and feeble
way ; generally applied to children, Ettr. For. Fr. debile, feeble, infirm ; Lat. debil-is
id. To DAICKLE, v. n. To hesitate, to feel reluctant, Ayrs. V. Dackle. To DAIDLE ...
Sometimes he sang snatches of melodies that were like the wordless “Daidle
deedle daidle, did-guh, did-guh, deedle daidle dum” refrains in the songs from
Fiddler on the Roof.2 He never talked about himself, and he never talked about
his ...
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Teut. dabbel-en, subigere. To DAIBLE, v. n. To go about in an inactive and feeble
way ; generally applied to children, Ettr. For. Fr. debile, feeble, infirm ; Lat. debil-is
id. To DAICKLE, v. n. To hesitate, to feel reluctant, Ayrs. V. Dackle. To DAIDLE ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAIDLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
daidle is used in the context of the following news items.
If I Were a Rich Man, I Would Buy a Lot of Paintings With a Dump …
Even as a biddy biddy rich, idle diddle daidle daidle man. James Tarmy reports on arts and culture for Bloomberg Muse, the arts and leisure ... «Bloomberg, Nov 13»
Lawyers Have Gotten So Uncivilized One Judge Used A Broadway …
Sullivan sang the following to the tune of "If I Were A Rich Man": "If lawyers were more civil. Daidle deedle daidle daidle deedle daidle dum. «Business Insider, Jan 13»
Fiddler on the Roof: Can tradition balance turbulence?
That's a lot of “Ya ha daidle deedle dums,” and “Bidi bidi boms.” And that's just half of it. Gwen Stefani lifted samples of the words and rhythms ... «Crosscut, Dec 12»
Blu-Ray Review: Timeless 'Fiddler on the Roof' Bursts With Life
Topol brings nuance to every “Daidle” and “Doddle” in the immortal showstopper, “If I Were a Rich Man,” while Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh ... «HollywoodChicago.com, Apr 11»
A Tribute to Jerry Bock by Glen Roven
Then comes the quasi-Hasidic Jewish riff, the Daidle-deedle section. Zero Mostel, and most subsequent Teveys, have had great fun playing ... «Broadway World, Nov 10»
Now 74, he plays Tevye on his final 'Fiddler' tour
After so many renditions of “Daidle daidle deedle daidle dum,'' from “If I Were a Rich Man,'' Topol says his inspiration today comes not from the ... «Boston Globe, Oct 09»
Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daidle deedle daidle Daidle daidle deedle daidle dum. Uhh, sorry, it's late. Screen cap of Ruby Rippey-Tourk on "View From the Bay" from the ... «SFist, Jan 07»
