mogen

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See also: mögen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mogen, from Old Dutch mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -oːɣən

Verb

mogen

  1. (intransitive) to be allowed
    Synonym: toegestaan zijn
    Hee! Dat mag niet!Hey! That is not allowed!
  2. (auxiliary) may, can, be allowed to
    Synonym: kunnen
    We mogen toch komen.We can come after all.
  3. (intransitive) may go, can go, to be allowed to go
    Synonym: kunnen
    Je mag niet naar buiten, het is veel te koud!You cannot go outside, it's far too cold!
  4. (transitive) may have, can have
    Mag ik twee appels alstublieft?May I have two apples please?
  5. (transitive) to like (of food or of a person).
    Synonyms: aardig vinden, leuk vinden
    Ik mag hem niet.I don't like him.

Inflection

Inflection of mogen (preterite-present)
infinitive mogen
past singular mocht
past participle gemogen
infinitive mogen
gerund mogen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mag mocht
2nd person sing. (jij) mag mocht
2nd person sing. (u) mag mocht
2nd person sing. (gij) moogt mocht
3rd person singular mag mocht
plural mogen mochten
subjunctive sing.1 moge mochte
subjunctive plur.1 mogen mochten
imperative sing. mag
imperative plur.1 moogt
participles mogend gemogen
1) Archaic.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: mag

Mapudungun

Noun

mogen (Raguileo spelling)

  1. life

Verb

mogen (Raguileo spelling)

  1. To live; To be alive.
  2. To heal.
  3. first-person singular realis form of mogen; I lived; I have lived.

Conjugation

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan.

Verb

mōgen

  1. to be capable of
  2. can, to be able (in given circumstances)
  3. (in questions) may, can, be allowed to
  4. to be allowed, to be permitted
  5. shall, to be expected to
  6. to be required to

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

mogen (neuter moge or mogent, definite singular and plural mogne, comparative mognare, indefinite superlative mognast, definite superlative mognaste)

  1. Alternative form of moden

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish moin, moghin, from Old Norse móa (to digest), from Proto-Germanic *meuk- *mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (slimy, slippery), see also Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (mukamōdei, gentleness). Corresponding to Danish moden, probably the past participle of a verb.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mogen

  1. mature (fully developed)
    Synonym: (slang) mog1
  2. ripe (ready for harvest)

Declension

Inflection of mogen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular mogen mognare mognast
Neuter singular moget mognare mognast
Plural mogna mognare mognast
Masculine plural3 mogne mognare mognast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 mogne mognare mognaste
All mogna mognare mognaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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