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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch jāgen, from Old Dutch *jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ja‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb edit

jagen

  1. (transitive) to hunt
  2. (transitive) to tug (a boat) (not by other vessels)
  3. (ergative) to move quickly

Inflection edit

Inflection of jagen (strong class 6 with weak past participle)
infinitive jagen
past singular joeg
past participle gejaagd
infinitive jagen
gerund jagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jaag joeg
2nd person sing. (jij) jaagt joeg
2nd person sing. (u) jaagt joeg
2nd person sing. (gij) jaagt joegt
3rd person singular jaagt joeg
plural jagen joegen
subjunctive sing.1 jage joege
subjunctive plur.1 jagen joegen
imperative sing. jaag
imperative plur.1 jaagt
participles jagend gejaagd
1) Archaic.
Inflection of jagen (weak)
infinitive jagen
past singular jaagde
past participle gejaagd
infinitive jagen
gerund jagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jaag jaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) jaagt jaagde
2nd person sing. (u) jaagt jaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) jaagt jaagde
3rd person singular jaagt jaagde
plural jagen jaagden
subjunctive sing.1 jage jaagde
subjunctive plur.1 jagen jaagden
imperative sing. jaag
imperative plur.1 jaagt
participles jagend gejaagd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: jaag
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: jagi
  • Negerhollands: jaak, jaag, ak
  • Aukan: yaki
  • Kwinti: jagi
  • Papiamentu: yag, jaag
  • Saramaccan: jáka
  • Sranan Tongo: yagi, yagigwe, djaggi

German edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

jagen (weak, third-person singular present jagt, past tense jagte, past participle gejagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, hunting) to hunt (game)
  2. (transitive) to chase, chase after (to follow at speed)
  3. (transitive with durch or in) to thrust, pierce
    jemandem eine Kugel durchs Herz jagento thrust a bullet through someone's heart
  4. (intransitive) to rush, hustle
    Synonym: hetzen
    Franz jagt im komplett verfahrlosten Taxi quer durch Bayern. (common German pangram, not including äöüß)
    Franz rushes all across Bavaria in a completely dilapidated taxi.

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Further reading edit

  • jagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • jagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • jagen” in Duden online
  • jagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

German Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jɒːɡən/, /jɔːɡən/

Verb edit

jagen

  1. (intransitive) to hunt

Inflection edit

Forms from Fritz Reuter:

  • 3rd ps. sg. indicative present: jöggt, jagt
  • 3rd ps. sg. indicative preterite: jog
  • 3rd ps. pl. indicative preterite: jogen

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Verb edit

jāgen

  1. to hunt, to chase, to pursue
  2. to hunt (animals)
  3. to drive forward, to impel
  4. to persue (a goal), to strive for
  5. to hurry

Inflection edit

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Middle Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Old Saxon jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation edit

  • (originally) IPA(key): /jaːɣən/

Verb edit

jāgen

  1. to hunt, to chase

Conjugation edit

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