neergaan
Dutch
editEtymology
editneer (“down”) + gaan (“to go”)
Pronunciation
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Verb
editneergaan
- to go down, to descend
- De wedstrijd begint zodra de vlag neergaat ― The race starts as soon as the flag goes down
- to get knocked out
- De bokser is tijdens de wedstrijd drie keer neergegeaan ― The boxer got knocked down three times during the match
Conjugation
editConjugation of neergaan (strong class 7, irregular, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | neergaan | |||
past singular | ging neer | |||
past participle | neergegaan | |||
infinitive | neergaan | |||
gerund | neergaan n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | ga neer | ging neer | neerga | neerging |
2nd person sing. (jij) | gaat neer, ga neer2 | ging neer | neergaat | neerging |
2nd person sing. (u) | gaat neer | ging neer | neergaat | neerging |
2nd person sing. (gij) | gaat neer | gingt neer | neergaat | neergingt |
3rd person singular | gaat neer | ging neer | neergaat | neerging |
plural | gaan neer | gingen neer | neergaan | neergingen |
subjunctive sing.1 | ga neer | ginge neer | neerga | neerginge |
subjunctive plur.1 | gaan neer | gingen neer | neergaan | neergingen |
imperative sing. | ga neer | |||
imperative plur.1 | gaat neer | |||
participles | neergaand | neergegaan | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |