tegen

See also: tegen-

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch tegen, tjegen, from te jegen, the latter from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also jegens.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈteːɣə(n)/
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Hyphenation: te‧gen
Rhymes: -eːɣən

Preposition edit

tegen

against
Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.
They protested against the new policy.

Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.
He took medicine against his headache.
to, towards
Ze liep tegen de deur aan.
She walked towards the door.

De kat rende tegen het raam.
The cat ran towards the window.

lief tegen iemand doen ― to act friendly towards someone

Inflection edit

Pronominal adverbs of tegen

preposition	tegen
postpositional adv.	tegen
+ het (it)	ertegen
+ dit (this)	hiertegen
+ dat (that)	daartegen
+ wat (what)	waartegen
+ iets (something)	ergens tegen
+ niets (nothing)	nergens tegen
+ alles (everything)	overal tegen

Synonyms edit

entegen (obsolete)

Derived terms edit

nouns

adjectives

verbs

adverbs

integendeel

prepositions

tegenover

phrases

tegen de vlakte

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: teen
Negerhollands: tegen, teegen
Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen
→ Caribbean Javanese: tékhe

Anagrams edit

neegt

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

From Old English teon, also teohhian, teohgian (“to determine, intend, propose; consider, think, judge, estimate”).

Verb edit

tegen (third-person singular simple present tegeth, present participle tegende, tegynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teged)

To ordain, fix, decree
- Heu michi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est; wumme þat ich shal wunien on uncuðe erde, and þat min biwist is teged here swo longe. — Trinity Homilies, 1225

References edit

Middle English Dictionary

Swedish edit

Noun edit

tegen

definite singular of teg

Anagrams edit

geten