gunnen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch gunnen, from Old Dutch *giunnan, from Proto-Germanic *gaunnaną, a prefixed form of *unnaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gunnen
- (transitive, with indirect object) to think someone deserves something, to witness or acknowledge someone's success or enjoyment without envy or grudge (usually referring to positive outcomes)
- 2012, Natasja Oosterloo, Twitter jezelf naar een baan, page 37:
- De gunfactor zorgt ervoor dat mensen positief over je denken en je daardoor iets gunnen.
- Likeability ensures that people think positively about you and because of that they will be okay with you getting something nice.
- Het is je gegund! ― You really deserved it!
- Hij gunt jou die functie. ― He thinks you deserved that position. / He is happy for you that you got it.
- Antonym: misgunnen
- (transitive, with indirect object) to award, to grant (of orders, tenders, etc.)
- 2005, Aanbestedingsreglement werken 2005: ARW 2005, page 201:
- De aanbesteder is niet verplicht de opdracht te gunnen.
- The contracting party is not required to grant the order.
- Het bestuur besprak aan wie het de opdracht zou gunnen.
- The managing board was discussing to whom they would award the order.
- (transitive, with indirect object) to give, usually out of benevolence or grace; to grant
- 1741, Johannes Muller, Absolutum decretum, dat is Volstrekt raadbesluyt Gods, page 17:
- De groote Koning gunde alle genoodigde gasten het genot van de bruyloft; tendien eynde liet hy ze noodigen.
- The great King granted the pleasure of the wedding to all invited guests; to that end he let them be invited.
- 2011, Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra, Ambo (publ.).
- Het moederschap verstevigde niet alleen Cleopatra's gezag – in haar eigen tijd was de Egyptische koningin eerder moeder aarde dan femme fatale – maar ook haar banden met de Egyptische priesters, die ze aanzienlijke privileges gunde.
- Motherhood didn't merely reinforce Cleopatra's authority – in her time the Egyptian queen was more of a "Mother Earth" rather than a femme fatale – but also her ties with the Egyptian priests, on whom she bestowed considerable privileges.
- Zij gunde hen het voordeel van de twijfel. ― She gave them the benefit of the doubt.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of gunnen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gunnen | |||
| past singular | gunde | |||
| past participle | gegund | |||
| infinitive | gunnen | |||
| gerund | gunnen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | gun | gunde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gunt | gunde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gunt | gunde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gunt | gunde | ||
| 3rd person singular | gunt | gunde | ||
| plural | gunnen | gunden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gunne | gunde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | gunnen | gunden | ||
| imperative sing. | gun | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gunt | |||
| participles | gunnend | gegund | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||