vergaan

Dutch

Etymology

ver- +‎ gaan

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

vergaan

1. to rot, to perish, to expire
2. to founder (ship)
3. (figuratively) to die

   Ik verga van de pijn! ― This pain is killing me!

Conjugation

Conjugation of vergaan (strong class 7, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive	vergaan
past singular	verging
past participle	vergaan
infinitive	vergaan
gerund	vergaan n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verga	verging
2nd person sing. (jij)	vergaat, verga2	verging
2nd person sing. (u)	vergaat	verging
2nd person sing. (gij)	vergaat	vergingt
3rd person singular	vergaat	verging
plural	vergaan	vergingen
subjunctive sing.1	verga	verginge
subjunctive plur.1	vergaan	vergingen
imperative sing.	verga
imperative plur.1	vergaat
participles	vergaand	vergaan
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• vergankelijk

Descendants

• Negerhollands: vergaen

Participle

vergaan

1. past participle of vergaan

Declension

Declension of vergaan
uninflected	vergaan
inflected	vergane
		positive
predicative/adverbial		vergaan
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vergane
	n. sing.	vergaan
	plural	vergane
definite		vergane
partitive		vergaans