Dutch edit

Etymology edit

ver- +‎ gaan

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -aːn

Verb edit

vergaan

  1. to rot, to perish, to expire
  2. to founder (ship)
  3. (figuratively) to die
    Ik verga van de pijn!
    This pain is killing me!

Inflection edit

Inflection of vergaan (strong class 7, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive vergaan
past singular verging
past participle vergaan
infinitive vergaan
gerund vergaan n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verga verging
2nd person sing. (jij) vergaat verging
2nd person sing. (u) vergaat verging
2nd person sing. (gij) vergaat vergingt
3rd person singular vergaat verging
plural vergaan vergingen
subjunctive sing.1 verga verginge
subjunctive plur.1 vergaan vergingen
imperative sing. verga
imperative plur.1 vergaat
participles vergaand vergaan
1) Archaic.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: vergaen

Participle edit

vergaan

  1. past participle of vergaan

Inflection edit

Inflection of vergaan
uninflected vergaan
inflected vergane
positive
predicative/adverbial vergaan
indefinite m./f. sing. vergane
n. sing. vergaan
plural vergane
definite vergane
partitive vergaans