doodgaan
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Verb
doodgaan (present gaan dood, present participle doodgaande, past participle doodgegaan)
- to die
- Synonym: sterf
- 2013, Joanne Joseph, Dwelm Slagoffer, page 132:
- Ek wil nie doodgaan nie! Kan jy my hoor? Ek sê ek wil nie doodgaan nie!
- I don't want to die! Can you hear me? I say I don't want to die!
Related terms
Dutch
Etymology
From dood (“dead”) + gaan (“go”); literally "go dead".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːtɣaːn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: dood‧gaan
Verb
doodgaan
Conjugation
| Conjugation of doodgaan (strong class 7, irregular, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | doodgaan | |||
| past singular | ging dood | |||
| past participle | doodgegaan | |||
| infinitive | doodgaan | |||
| gerund | doodgaan n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | ga dood | ging dood | doodga | doodging |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gaat dood, ga dood2 | ging dood | doodgaat | doodging |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gaat dood | ging dood | doodgaat | doodging |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gaat dood | gingt dood | doodgaat | doodgingt |
| 3rd person singular | gaat dood | ging dood | doodgaat | doodging |
| plural | gaan dood | gingen dood | doodgaan | doodgingen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | ga dood | ginge dood | doodga | doodginge |
| subjunctive plur.1 | gaan dood | gingen dood | doodgaan | doodgingen |
| imperative sing. | ga dood | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gaat dood | |||
| participles | doodgaand | doodgegaan | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: doodgaan