Afrikaans edit

Noun edit

jongens

  1. plural of jong

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Germanic, cognate with young, youngster

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ŋə(n)s/
  • (file)

Noun edit

jongens

  1. plural of jongen
    De jongens spelen voetbal in het park.
    The boys are playing soccer in the park.
  2. (colloquial) guys, a form of address for a group of male persons or a group of mixed male and female persons.
    Kom op, jongens, we moeten aan het werk.
    Come on, guys, we need to get to work.

Interjection edit

jongens

  1. boy!
    Jongens, wat een grote vis!
    Boy, what a big fish!

Synonyms edit