bugen

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See also: Bugen, bügen, and Bügen

Danish

Noun

bugen

  1. definite singular of bug

Japanese

Romanization

bugen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶげん

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German būgen, from Old Saxon bugan.

Verb

bugen (third-person singular simple present büggt, past tense boog, past participle bagen, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)

  1. to bow

Conjugation

Conjugation of bugen (strong class 2)
infinitive bugen
present preterite
1st person singular buug boog
2nd person singular büggs(t) boogs(t)
3rd person singular bügg(t) boog
plural buugt, buugen bogen
imperative
singular buug
plural buugt
present past
participle bugen (e)bagen, gebagen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *būgan.

Verb

bugen

  1. to bend
  2. to bow (in submission)
  3. to yield, to give way (to a force)

Inflection

Conjugation of bugen (strong class 2)
infinitive base form bugen
genitive bugens
dative bugene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular buge bôoch buge bōge
2nd person singular buuchs, buges bōochs, bōges buuchs, buges bōges
3rd person singular buucht, buget bôoch buge bōge
1st person plural bugen bōgen bugen bōgen
2nd person plural buucht, buget bōocht, bōget buucht, buget bōget
3rd person plural bugen bōgen bugen bōgen
imperative
singular buuch, buge
plural buucht, buget
present past
participle bugende gebōgen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: buigen
  • Limburgish: buge

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