volgen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch volgen, from Old Dutch folgon, from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: vol‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɣən

Verb

volgen

  1. (transitive) to follow (go after)
  2. (transitive) to follow (understand, pay attention to)
    Volgt u het nog? ― Do you still follow?

Conjugation

Conjugation of volgen (weak)
infinitive volgen
past singular volgde
past participle gevolgd
infinitive volgen
gerund volgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular volg volgde
2nd person sing. (jij) volgt, volg2 volgde
2nd person sing. (u) volgt volgde
2nd person sing. (gij) volgt volgde
3rd person singular volgt volgde
plural volgen volgden
subjunctive sing.1 volge volgde
subjunctive plur.1 volgen volgden
imperative sing. volg
imperative plur.1 volgt
participles volgend gevolgd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: volg
  • Negerhollands: volg, folok, folk
  • → Saramaccan: flakka, faáka

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch folgon, from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną.

Verb

volgen

  1. to follow
  2. to pursue
  3. to follow (advice, rules, customs)
  4. to follow (a judgement)
  5. to follow, to come after

Inflection

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