From Middle Dutch behagen, from Old Dutch *bihagon, from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from the root *hag-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱok- (“to be able”), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, “to agree”).[1][2]
behagen
| Conjugation of behagen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | behagen | |||
| past singular | behaagde | |||
| past participle | behaagd | |||
| infinitive | behagen | |||
| gerund | behagen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | behaag | behaagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | behaagt, behaag2 | behaagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | behaagt | behaagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | behaagt | behaagde | ||
| 3rd person singular | behaagt | behaagde | ||
| plural | behagen | behaagden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | behage | behaagde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | behagen | behaagden | ||
| imperative sing. | behaag | |||
| imperative plur.1 | behaagt | |||
| participles | behagend | behaagd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Middle High German behagen, related to Old High German gihagin (“cherished”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from *hagō-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (“to be able”), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, “to agree”).[1][2] Cognates include Dutch behagen, Old Saxon bihagon and Old English gehagian.
behagen (weak, third-person singular present behagt, past tense behagte, past participle behagt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | behagen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | behagend | ||||
| past participle | behagt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich behage | wir behagen | i | ich behage | wir behagen |
| du behagst | ihr behagt | du behagest | ihr behaget | ||
| er behagt | sie behagen | er behage | sie behagen | ||
| preterite | ich behagte | wir behagten | ii | ich behagte1 | wir behagten1 |
| du behagtest | ihr behagtet | du behagtest1 | ihr behagtet1 | ||
| er behagte | sie behagten | er behagte1 | sie behagten1 | ||
| imperative | behag (du) behage (du) |
behagt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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