weigeren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch weigeren, from Old Dutch *weigaron, *wēgaron, from Proto-West Germanic *waigrōn (“to be stubborn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.ɣə.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wei‧ge‧ren
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣərən

Verb

weigeren

1. (intransitive, transitive) To refuse, to deny (not to allow).

   Synonyms: afwijzen, ontzeggen, nee verkopen

Conjugation

Conjugation of weigeren (weak)
infinitive	weigeren
past singular	weigerde
past participle	geweigerd
infinitive	weigeren
gerund	weigeren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	weiger	weigerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	weigert, weiger2	weigerde
2nd person sing. (u)	weigert	weigerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	weigert	weigerde
3rd person singular	weigert	weigerde
plural	weigeren	weigerden
subjunctive sing.1	weigere	weigerde
subjunctive plur.1	weigeren	weigerden
imperative sing.	weiger
imperative plur.1	weigert
participles	weigerend	geweigerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• ontweigeren
• weigeraar
• weigerachtig
• weigerambtenaar
• weigerig
• weigering
• weigerlijk
• verweigeren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: weier
• Negerhollands: weiger