vergaderen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vergaderen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gaderen. See also vergaren, which derives from the same source, but from the later variant garen by syncope. Cognate with Low German vergadern, English forgather.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈɣaː.də.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧ga‧de‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːdərən

Verb

vergaderen

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to gather together, meet up, assemble

Usage notes

  • Transitive uses are now largely obsolete (in such cases vergaren is generally used).

Conjugation

Conjugation of vergaderen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vergaderen
past singular vergaderde
past participle vergaderd
infinitive vergaderen
gerund vergaderen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vergader vergaderde
2nd person sing. (jij) vergadert, vergader2 vergaderde
2nd person sing. (u) vergadert vergaderde
2nd person sing. (gij) vergadert vergaderde
3rd person singular vergadert vergaderde
plural vergaderen vergaderden
subjunctive sing.1 vergadere vergaderde
subjunctive plur.1 vergaderen vergaderden
imperative sing. vergader
imperative plur.1 vergadert
participles vergaderend vergaderd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vergader
  • Negerhollands: vergaeder, vergaader

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