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dagen
dagen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːɣə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːɣən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dagen, from Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.
Verb
dagen
- (intransitive) to dawn
- (transitive) to light, illuminate, color by lighting
- (intransitive) to rise
- (intransitive) to start, begin
- (intransitive) to begin to become understood
- (transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court
- (transitive) to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar
Inflection
| Inflection of dagen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dagen | |||
| past singular | daagde | |||
| past participle | gedaagd | |||
| infinitive | dagen | |||
| gerund | dagen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | daag | daagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | daagt | daagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | daagt | daagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | daagt | daagde | ||
| 3rd person singular | daagt | daagde | ||
| plural | dagen | daagden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dage | daagde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dagen | daagden | ||
| imperative sing. | daag | |||
| imperative plur.1 | daagt | |||
| participles | dagend | gedaagd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
(dawn):
- gloren
- krieken
(light):
(rise):
(start):
(summon):
- citeren
- dagvaarden
Derived terms
- dager
- daging
- gedaagde
- opdagen
- daagbaar
- daagboek
- daagbrief
- daagcedel
- daagsel
- dagelijk
- dagement
- indagen
- uitdagen
- opdagen
- ontdagen
- uitdagen
- verdagen
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
dagen
- Plural form of dag