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generen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of generar

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From French gêner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒəˈneː.rə(n)/
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generen

  1. (reflexive) to feel embarrassed
    Hij geneert zich vanwege zijn vervelende broer.He feels embarrassed because of his annoying brother.
Inflection
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Conjugation of generen (weak)
infinitive generen
past singular geneerde
past participle gegeneerd
infinitive generen
gerund generen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geneer geneerde
2nd person sing. (jij) geneert, geneer2 geneerde
2nd person sing. (u) geneert geneerde
2nd person sing. (gij) geneert geneerde
3rd person singular geneert geneerde
plural generen geneerden
subjunctive sing.1 genere geneerde
subjunctive plur.1 generen geneerden
imperative sing. geneer
imperative plur.1 geneert
participles generend gegeneerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch genēren, prefixed form of nēren (which also yielded modern nering), from Old Dutch neren, from Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *nazjaną; from Proto-Indo-European *nes-. From this root the verb genezen is also ultimately derived.

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generen

  1. (reflexive, obsolete) to provide for oneself
    Hij geneert zich door het brouwen van bier.He provides for himself by brewing beer.
Inflection
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Conjugation of generen (weak)
infinitive generen
past singular geneerde
past participle gegeneerd
infinitive generen
gerund generen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geneer geneerde
2nd person sing. (jij) geneert, geneer2 geneerde
2nd person sing. (u) geneert geneerde
2nd person sing. (gij) geneert geneerde
3rd person singular geneert geneerde
plural generen geneerden
subjunctive sing.1 genere geneerde
subjunctive plur.1 generen geneerden
imperative sing. geneer
imperative plur.1 geneert
participles generend gegeneerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Verb

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generen

  1. inflection of generar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative