zegenen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch segenen, from Old Dutch *seginon, from Latin signāre. By surface analysis, zegen + -en. Cognate to German segnen, English sain. Doublet of seinen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeː.ɣə.nə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ze‧ge‧nen
- Rhymes: -eːɣənən
Verb
zegenen
- (transitive) to bless
- Synonym: (archaic) benedijen
- Antonyms: vervloeken, (obsolete) maledijen, (obsolete) vermaledijen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of zegenen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zegenen | |||
| past singular | zegende | |||
| past participle | gezegend | |||
| infinitive | zegenen | |||
| gerund | zegenen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zegen | zegende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zegent, zegen2 | zegende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zegent | zegende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zegent | zegende | ||
| 3rd person singular | zegent | zegende | ||
| plural | zegenen | zegenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zegene | zegende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zegenen | zegenden | ||
| imperative sing. | zegen | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zegent | |||
| participles | zegenend | gezegend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||