maaien

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch mâyen, from Old Dutch *māien, from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːi̯ə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: maai‧en
  • Rhymes: -aːi̯ən

Verb

maaien

  1. to mow
    Hij maaide het gras elke week.
    He mowed the grass every week.
    Ik moet het gazon maaien voordat het te hoog wordt.
    I need to mow the lawn before it gets too high.
    Ze maaide het veld met een oude handmaaier.
    She mowed the field with an old push mower.

Inflection

Conjugation of maaien (weak)
infinitive maaien
past singular maaide
past participle gemaaid
infinitive maaien
gerund maaien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular maai maaide
2nd person sing. (jij) maait maaide
2nd person sing. (u) maait maaide
2nd person sing. (gij) maait maaide
3rd person singular maait maaide
plural maaien maaiden
subjunctive sing.1 maaie maaide
subjunctive plur.1 maaien maaiden
imperative sing. maai
imperative plur.1 maait
participles maaiend gemaaid
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: maej
  • Sranan Tongo: mai