zien

See also: Zień and žien

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

Originally a class 5 strong verb, but the Germanic *h was lost from the infinitive and present tense forms through syncope in Old Dutch. However, it alternated with *g in the past tense through Grammatischer Wechsel, and this remained.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zin/
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Hyphenation: zien
Rhymes: -in

Verb

zien

(transitive) to see
Ik zie jouw kat! ― I see your cat!

Laat je nieuwe schoenen eens zien. ― Let me see your new shoes.

Inflection

Conjugation of zien (strong class 5, irregular)
infinitive	zien
past singular	zag
past participle	gezien
infinitive	zien
gerund	zien n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zie	zag
2nd person sing. (jij)	ziet, zie²	zag
2nd person sing. (u)	ziet	zag
2nd person sing. (gij)	ziet	zaagt
3rd person singular	ziet	zag
plural	zien	zagen

subjunctive sing.¹	zie	zage
subjunctive plur.¹	zien	zagen

imperative sing.	zie
imperative plur.¹	ziet

participles	ziend	gezien
¹⁾ Archaic. ²⁾ In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Related terms

zicht

Descendants

Afrikaans: sien
Javindo: sien, siet
Jersey Dutch: zîn, zîne

Yola

Alternative forms

zyin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ziːn/
Homophones: zeen, zeene, zing

Verb

zien

present participle of zey
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 9:
  Zien, "a blaak vall, a blaak vall, Ich meigh vella knew,
  Saying "a black fall, a black fall——I might well have known,

References

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129