langen
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Adjective
langen
- (archaic) inflection of lang:
- masculine accusative/dative singular
- neuter dative singular
- dative plural
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaŋən/
- Rhymes: -aŋn̩
Etymology 1
From Middle High German langen, from Old High German langēn, from Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic *langōną.
Verb
langen (weak, third-person singular present langt, past tense langte, past participle gelangt, auxiliary haben)
- (informal, intransitive) to reach, to grab [with nach (+ dative) ‘for something’ or adverbial of direction]
- (informal, transitive, dative reflexive) to take, to grab
- (informal, ditransitive) to pass, to hand something to someone
- Synonym: reichen
- (informal, intransitive, chiefly impersonal) to suffice, to be enough [with dative ‘for someone’]
- Synonyms: ausreichen, reichen, genügen
- Mir langt's. ― I've had enough
Usage notes
- While not strictly regionally limited in usage, especially historically, it tends to be more common in Southern Germany and Switzerland.
Conjugation
Conjugation of langen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | langen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | langend | ||||
| past participle | gelangt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich lange | wir langen | i | ich lange | wir langen |
| du langst | ihr langt | du langest | ihr langet | ||
| er langt | sie langen | er lange | sie langen | ||
| preterite | ich langte | wir langten | ii | ich langte1 | wir langten1 |
| du langtest | ihr langtet | du langtest1 | ihr langtet1 | ||
| er langte | sie langten | er langte1 | sie langten1 | ||
| imperative | lang (du) lange (du) |
langt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of langen (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Swedish: langa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
langen
- inflection of lang:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural
Further reading
- “langen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “langen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “langen” in Duden online
- “langen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *langon, from Proto-West Germanic *langijan.
Verb
langen
- to be/become long
- to lengthen, to make longer
- to touch
- to hand, to pass, to reach in order to give
- (impersonal) to long [with dative ‘subject’]
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “langhen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “langen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN