deugen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dōgen, from Old Dutch dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdøːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: deu‧gen
  • Rhymes: -øːɣən

Verb

deugen

  1. (intransitive) to be good, well-behaved, moral, etc.
    Die corrupte agent deugt voor geen meter. ― That corrupt policeman is not at all morally upright.
  2. (intransitive) to be of good quality, be reliable
    De sloten van dat merken deugen. ― The locks of that brand are of good quality.

Usage notes

  • The first sense and particularly many of the terms deriving from that sense (see below) today have connotations of virtue signalling, particularly in right-wing populist discourse.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deugen (weak)
infinitive deugen
past singular deugde
past participle gedeugd
infinitive deugen
gerund deugen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular deug deugde
2nd person sing. (jij) deugt, deug2 deugde
2nd person sing. (u) deugt deugde
2nd person sing. (gij) deugt deugde
3rd person singular deugt deugde
plural deugen deugden
subjunctive sing.1 deuge deugde
subjunctive plur.1 deugen deugden
imperative sing. deug
imperative plur.1 deugt
participles deugend gedeugd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: deug
  • Negerhollands: deug, deeg
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