verlangen

See also: Verlangen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verlangen; compare English forlong, German verlangen. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ langen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈlɑ.ŋə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋən

Verb

verlangen

  1. to long for, desire, yearn
  2. to expect, to ask (of someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of verlangen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verlangen
past singular verlangde
past participle verlangd
infinitive verlangen
gerund verlangen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verlang verlangde
2nd person sing. (jij) verlangt, verlang2 verlangde
2nd person sing. (u) verlangt verlangde
2nd person sing. (gij) verlangt verlangde
3rd person singular verlangt verlangde
plural verlangen verlangden
subjunctive sing.1 verlange verlangde
subjunctive plur.1 verlangen verlangden
imperative sing. verlang
imperative plur.1 verlangt
participles verlangend verlangd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: verlang
  • Petjo: verlangen

Noun

verlangen n (plural verlangens)

  1. longing, craving

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verlangen, equivalent to ver- +‎ langen. Cognate with English forlong.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈlaŋən/
  • Rhymes: -aŋən
  • Hyphenation: ver‧lan‧gen

Verb

verlangen (weak, third-person singular present verlangt, past tense verlangte, past participle verlangt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to ask for, demand

Conjugation

Derived terms

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