zaaien
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch sâyen, from Old Dutch *sāien, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan (“to sow”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
zaaien
- (transitive) to sow, plant seed
- (transitive, figuratively) to start, set in motion
- Het verbod om te zaaien zaaide onrust onder de boeren.
- The sowing ban caused unrest among the farmers.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of zaaien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zaaien | |||
| past singular | zaaide | |||
| past participle | gezaaid | |||
| infinitive | zaaien | |||
| gerund | zaaien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zaai | zaaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zaait | zaaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zaait | zaaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zaait | zaaide | ||
| 3rd person singular | zaait | zaaide | ||
| plural | zaaien | zaaiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zaaie | zaaide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zaaien | zaaiden | ||
| imperative sing. | zaai | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zaait | |||
| participles | zaaiend | gezaaid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||