Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch dōgen, from Old Dutch dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdøːɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: deu‧gen
  • Rhymes: -øːɣən

Verb edit

deugen

  1. (intransitive) to be good, well-behaved, moral, etc.
  2. (intransitive) to be of good quality

Inflection edit

Inflection of deugen (weak)
infinitive deugen
past singular deugde
past participle gedeugd
infinitive deugen
gerund deugen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular deug deugde
2nd person sing. (jij) deugt deugde
2nd person sing. (u) deugt deugde
2nd person sing. (gij) deugt deugde
3rd person singular deugt deugde
plural deugen deugden
subjunctive sing.1 deuge deugde
subjunctive plur.1 deugen deugden
imperative sing. deug
imperative plur.1 deugt
participles deugend gedeugd
1) Archaic.

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: deug
  • Negerhollands: deug, deeg