zeng

See also: zéng, zèng, zēng, and zěng

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛŋ/

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• Hyphenation: zeng
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1

From zengen.

Noun

zeng m (plural zengen, diminutive zengetje n)

1. gust, windflaw

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zeng

1. inflection of zengen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic stem as zendül (“to produce a sound”) + -g (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: zeng
• Rhymes: -ɛŋɡ

Verb

zeng

1. (intransitive) to resound
2. (transitive, poetic) to express something by singing and with music
3. (transitive, literary) to praise someone or something in a song or a poem

Conjugation

conjugation of zeng

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengek	zengsz	zeng	zengünk	zengtek	zengnek
		Def.	zengem	zenged	zengi	zengjük	zengitek	zengik
		2nd-p. o.	zenglek	―
	Past	Indef.	zengtem	zengtél	zengett	zengtünk	zengtetek	zengtek
		Def.	zengtem	zengted	zengte	zengtük	zengtétek	zengték
		2nd-p. o.	zengtelek	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. zengni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zengék	zengél	zenge	zengénk	zengétek	zengének
		Def.	zengém	zengéd	zengé	zengénk	zengétek	zengék
		2nd-p. o.	zengélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zeng vala, zengett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zengendek	zengendesz	zengend	zengendünk	zengendetek	zengendenek
		Def.	zengendem	zengended	zengendi	zengendjük	zengenditek	zengendik
		2nd-p. o.	zengendelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengnék	zengnél	zengne	zengnénk	zengnétek	zengnének
		Def.	zengném	zengnéd	zengné	zengnénk (or zengnők)	zengnétek	zengnék
		2nd-p. o.	zengnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zengett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengjek	zengj or zengjél	zengjen	zengjünk	zengjetek	zengjenek
		Def.	zengjem	zengd or zengjed	zengje	zengjük	zengjétek	zengjék
		2nd-p. o.	zengjelek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zengett légyen
Infinitive	zengni		zengnem	zengned	zengnie	zengnünk	zengnetek	zengniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	zengés		zengő	zengett	zengendő	zengve (zengvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

potential conjugation of zeng

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zenghetek	zenghetsz	zenghet	zenghetünk	zenghettek	zenghetnek
		Def.	zenghetem	zengheted	zengheti	zenghetjük	zenghetitek	zenghetik
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	zenghettem	zenghettél	zenghetett	zenghettünk	zenghettetek	zenghettek
		Def.	zenghettem	zenghetted	zenghette	zenghettük	zenghettétek	zenghették
		2nd-p. o.	zenghettelek	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zengheték	zenghetél	zenghete	zengheténk	zenghetétek	zenghetének
		Def.	zenghetém	zenghetéd	zengheté	zengheténk	zenghetétek	zengheték
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. zenghet vala, zenghetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zenghetendek or zengandhatok	zenghetendesz or zengandhatsz	zenghetend or zengandhat	zenghetendünk or zengandhatunk	zenghetendetek or zengandhattok	zenghetendenek or zengandhatnak
		Def.	zenghetendem or zengandhatom	zenghetended or zengandhatod	zenghetendi or zengandhatja	zenghetendjük or zengandhatjuk	zenghetenditek or zengandhatjátok	zenghetendik or zengandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetendelek or zengandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zenghetnék	zenghetnél	zenghetne	zenghetnénk	zenghetnétek	zenghetnének
		Def.	zenghetném	zenghetnéd	zenghetné	zenghetnénk (or zenghetnők)	zenghetnétek	zenghetnék
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zenghetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zenghessek	zenghess or zenghessél	zenghessen	zenghessünk	zenghessetek	zenghessenek
		Def.	zenghessem	zenghesd or zenghessed	zenghesse	zenghessük	zenghessétek	zenghessék
		2nd-p. o.	zenghesselek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zenghetett légyen
Inf.	(zenghetni)		(zenghetnem)	(zenghetned)	(zenghetnie)	(zenghetnünk)	(zenghetnetek)	(zenghetniük)
Positive adjective			zenghető	Neg. adj.	zenghetetlen	Adv. part.	(zenghetve / zenghetvén)

or

conjugation of zeng

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengek	zengesz	zeng	zengünk	zengetek	zengenek
		Def.	zengem	zenged	zengi	zengjük	zengitek	zengik
		2nd-p. o.	zengelek	―
	Past	Indef.	zengettem	zengettél	zengett	zengettünk	zengettetek	zengettek
		Def.	zengettem	zengetted	zengette	zengettük	zengettétek	zengették
		2nd-p. o.	zengettelek	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. zengeni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zengék	zengél	zenge	zengénk	zengétek	zengének
		Def.	zengém	zengéd	zengé	zengénk	zengétek	zengék
		2nd-p. o.	zengélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zeng vala, zengett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zengendek	zengendesz	zengend	zengendünk	zengendetek	zengendenek
		Def.	zengendem	zengended	zengendi	zengendjük	zengenditek	zengendik
		2nd-p. o.	zengendelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengenék	zengenél	zengene	zengenénk	zengenétek	zengenének
		Def.	zengeném	zengenéd	zengené	zengenénk (or zengenők)	zengenétek	zengenék
		2nd-p. o.	zengenélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zengett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zengjek	zengj or zengjél	zengjen	zengjünk	zengjetek	zengjenek
		Def.	zengjem	zengd or zengjed	zengje	zengjük	zengjétek	zengjék
		2nd-p. o.	zengjelek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zengett légyen
Infinitive	zengeni		zengenem	zengened	zengenie	zengenünk	zengenetek	zengeniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	zengés		zengő	zengett	zengendő	zengve (zengvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

potential conjugation of zeng

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zenghetek	zenghetsz	zenghet	zenghetünk	zenghettek	zenghetnek
		Def.	zenghetem	zengheted	zengheti	zenghetjük	zenghetitek	zenghetik
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	zenghettem	zenghettél	zenghetett	zenghettünk	zenghettetek	zenghettek
		Def.	zenghettem	zenghetted	zenghette	zenghettük	zenghettétek	zenghették
		2nd-p. o.	zenghettelek	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zengheték	zenghetél	zenghete	zengheténk	zenghetétek	zenghetének
		Def.	zenghetém	zenghetéd	zengheté	zengheténk	zenghetétek	zengheték
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. zenghet vala, zenghetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zenghetendek or zengandhatok	zenghetendesz or zengandhatsz	zenghetend or zengandhat	zenghetendünk or zengandhatunk	zenghetendetek or zengandhattok	zenghetendenek or zengandhatnak
		Def.	zenghetendem or zengandhatom	zenghetended or zengandhatod	zenghetendi or zengandhatja	zenghetendjük or zengandhatjuk	zenghetenditek or zengandhatjátok	zenghetendik or zengandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetendelek or zengandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zenghetnék	zenghetnél	zenghetne	zenghetnénk	zenghetnétek	zenghetnének
		Def.	zenghetném	zenghetnéd	zenghetné	zenghetnénk (or zenghetnők)	zenghetnétek	zenghetnék
		2nd-p. o.	zenghetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zenghetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zenghessek	zenghess or zenghessél	zenghessen	zenghessünk	zenghessetek	zenghessenek
		Def.	zenghessem	zenghesd or zenghessed	zenghesse	zenghessük	zenghessétek	zenghessék
		2nd-p. o.	zenghesselek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zenghetett légyen
Inf.	(zenghetni)		(zenghetnem)	(zenghetned)	(zenghetnie)	(zenghetnünk)	(zenghetnetek)	(zenghetniük)
Positive adjective			zenghető	Neg. adj.	zenghetetlen	Adv. part.	(zenghetve / zenghetvén)

Derived terms

• zengedez
• zenget
• zengés
• zengő
• zengzetes

 

Compound words

• zeng-bong

 

With verbal prefixes

• átzeng
• belezeng
• bezeng
• elzeng
• felzeng
• kizeng
• körülzeng
• összezeng
• rázeng
• telezeng
• tovazeng
• továbbzeng
• túlzeng
• végigzeng
• visszazeng

 

Further reading

• zeng in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Mandarin

Romanization

zeng

1. Nonstandard spelling of zēng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zěng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zèng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.