buigen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch *būgan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *būganą, a variant form of *beuganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbœy̯ɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bui‧gen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯ɣən

Verb

buigen

  1. (ergative) to bend
  2. (ergative) to bow
    Hij boog zich weer naar voren.
    He leaned forward again.

Inflection

Inflection of buigen (strong class 2b)
infinitive buigen
past singular boog
past participle gebogen
infinitive buigen
gerund buigen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular buig boog
2nd person sing. (jij) buigt boog
2nd person sing. (u) buigt boog
2nd person sing. (gij) buigt boogt
3rd person singular buigt boog
plural buigen bogen
subjunctive sing.1 buige boge
subjunctive plur.1 buigen bogen
imperative sing. buig
imperative plur.1 buigt
participles buigend gebogen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: buig
  • Negerhollands: bieg
  • Aukan: boigi
  • Sranan Tongo: boigi