getuigen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch getugen, from Old Dutch *gitiugon. Equivalent to getuige + -en.
Verb edit
getuigen
- (intransitive) to testify, bear witness, give testimony, especially in court
- Getuigen van Jehova kloppen overal aan om te getuigen van Gods woord.
- Jehova's Witnesses knock on every door to bear witness of God's Word.
- (transitive) to prove, make apparent
- to constitute an indication or evidence
- to stand up for something
Inflection edit
| Inflection of getuigen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | getuigen | |||
| past singular | getuigde | |||
| past participle | getuigd | |||
| infinitive | getuigen | |||
| gerund | getuigen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | getuig | getuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| 3rd person singular | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| plural | getuigen | getuigden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | getuige | getuigde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | getuigen | getuigden | ||
| imperative sing. | getuig | |||
| imperative plur.1 | getuigt | |||
| participles | getuigend | getuigd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms edit
(testify):
(make apparent):
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
getuigen