zwoegen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch *swoegen (attested in derived forms), from Old Dutch *swuogan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan, from Proto-Germanic *swōganą.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
zwoegen
- to heave, to breathe heavily
- (figuratively) to toil, to drudge
Inflection edit
Inflection of zwoegen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | zwoegen | |||
past singular | zwoegde | |||
past participle | gezwoegd | |||
infinitive | zwoegen | |||
gerund | zwoegen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | zwoeg | zwoegde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
3rd person singular | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
plural | zwoegen | zwoegden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | zwoege | zwoegde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | zwoegen | zwoegden | ||
imperative sing. | zwoeg | |||
imperative plur.1 | zwoegt | |||
participles | zwoegend | gezwoegd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: swoeg