dragen

Danish

Noun

dragen c

  1. definite singular of drage

Verb

dragen

  1. common past participle of drage

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drāgen, from Old Dutch dragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą (draw, pull, carry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dra‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

dragen

  1. (transitive) to carry
  2. (transitive) to wear (clothes)
  3. (transitive) to transfer

Conjugation

Conjugation of dragen (strong class 6)
infinitive dragen
past singular droeg
past participle gedragen
infinitive dragen
gerund dragen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular draag droeg
2nd person sing. (jij) draagt, draag2 droeg
2nd person sing. (u) draagt droeg
2nd person sing. (gij) draagt droegt
3rd person singular draagt droeg
plural dragen droegen
subjunctive sing.1 drage droege
subjunctive plur.1 dragen droegen
imperative sing. draag
imperative plur.1 draagt
participles dragend gedragen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

verbs

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: dra
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: draki
  • Negerhollands: draag, dra, drag
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: drag, drak

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch dragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraːɣən/

Verb

drāgen

  1. to carry
  2. to wear

Inflection

Conjugation of drāgen (strong class 6)
infinitive base form drāgen
genitive drāgens
dative drāgene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular drāge droech drāge droege
2nd person singular drāechs, drāges droechs, droeges drāechs, drāges droeges
3rd person singular drāecht, drāget droech drāge droege
1st person plural drāgen droegen drāgen droegen
2nd person plural drāecht, drāget droecht, droeget drāecht, drāget droeget
3rd person plural drāgen droegen drāgen droegen
imperative
singular drach, drāech, drāge
plural drāecht, drāget
present past
participle drāgende gedrāgen

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

dragen

  1. alternative form of drawen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dragen m

  1. definite singular of drage

Old English

Verb

dragen

  1. past participle of dragan

Swedish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²drɑːɡɛn/

Adjective

dragen

  1. (slang) noticeably intoxicated
Declension
Inflection of dragen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular dragen mer dragen mest dragen
neuter singular draget mer draget mest draget
plural dragna mer dragna mest dragna
masculine plural2 dragne mer dragna mest dragna
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 dragne mer dragne mest dragne
all dragna mer dragna mest dragna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Participle

dragen

  1. past participle of dra

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹drɑːɡɛn/

Noun

dragen

  1. definite plural of drag

Further reading

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