getuigen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈtœy̯ɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧tui‧gen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯ɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch getugen, from Old Dutch *gitiugon. Equivalent to getuige +‎ -en.

Verb

getuigen

  1. (intransitive) to testify, bear witness, give testimony, especially in court
    Getuigen van Jehova kloppen overal aan om te getuigen van Gods woord.
    Jehova's Witnesses knock on every door to bear witness of God's Word.
  2. (transitive) to prove, make apparent
  3. to constitute an indication or evidence
  4. to stand up for something
Conjugation
Conjugation of getuigen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive getuigen
past singular getuigde
past participle getuigd
infinitive getuigen
gerund getuigen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular getuig getuigde
2nd person sing. (jij) getuigt, getuig2 getuigde
2nd person sing. (u) getuigt getuigde
2nd person sing. (gij) getuigt getuigde
3rd person singular getuigt getuigde
plural getuigen getuigden
subjunctive sing.1 getuige getuigde
subjunctive plur.1 getuigen getuigden
imperative sing. getuig
imperative plur.1 getuigt
participles getuigend getuigd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms

(testify):

(make apparent):

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: getug
  • → Sranan Tongo: kotoigi
    • → Aukan: kotoigi
    • → Saramaccan: kotóígima

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

getuigen

  1. plural of getuige
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