jongen

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔ.ŋə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: jon‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɔŋən

From Middle Dutch jongen, dative/accusative form of jonge, a nominal use of jong (“young”). Cognate with German Junge (“boy”).

jongen m (plural jongens, diminutive jongetje n)

1. a boy, any male child

   Synonyms: knaap, knul

   De jongen speelt in de tuin met zijn bal. ― The boy is playing in the garden with his ball.

2. (in the plural) members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit
3. (informal, used in the plural, used in the vocative) Informal term used to address multiple children of masculine or mixed gender; kids, guys (may be considered insufficiently gender-inclusive)

   Kom op, jongens, laten we naar buiten gaan en spelen! ― Come on, kids/guys, let's go outside and play!

4. (colloquial, used in the vocative) Colloquial term used by men to address other familiar men; mate, dude, bro

   Hé, jongens, hoe gaat het vandaag? ― Hey, mates/dudes/bros, how's it going today?

5. (familiar) a male servant, especially but not exclusively a younger one (using it for older men may be dated and offensive)

   Synonym: boy

   De rijke koopman had een jongen die hem hielp bij zijn dagelijkse taken. ― The wealthy merchant had a male servant who assisted him with his daily tasks.

6. (familiar) a male trainee or newcomer in a job

   De nieuwe medewerker is nog maar een jongen in het vak, dus we moeten hem nog veel leren. ― The new employee is still a trainee in the job, so we have to teach him a lot.

• Jersey Dutch: jonge
• → Indonesian: jongos
• → Javanese: ꦗꦺꦴꦔꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (jongos)
• → Malay: nyong
• → Sranan Tongo: yongu

• gast
• knaap
• knul
• kerel
• vent
• zoon

From jong +‎ -en.

jongen

1. (intransitive) to give birth, to have offspring, i.e. to deliver one or more young
2. (figuratively, intransitive) to multiply, grow

• baren, verwekken, werpen
• (species-specific) kalveren, lammeren

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

jongen

1. plural of jong

jongen

1. inflection of jong:
   1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
   2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
   3. strong/weak dative plural