From Middle Dutch nagaen, from Old Dutch nāgān, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagān. Equivalent to na- (“after”) + gaan (“to go”). Cognate with German nachgehen.
nagaan
| Conjugation of nagaan (strong class 7, irregular, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nagaan | |||
| past singular | ging na | |||
| past participle | nagegaan | |||
| infinitive | nagaan | |||
| gerund | nagaan n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | ga na | ging na | naga | naging |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gaat na, ga na2 | ging na | nagaat | naging |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gaat na | ging na | nagaat | naging |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gaat na | gingt na | nagaat | nagingt |
| 3rd person singular | gaat na | ging na | nagaat | naging |
| plural | gaan na | gingen na | nagaan | nagingen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | ga na | ginge na | naga | naginge |
| subjunctive plur.1 | gaan na | gingen na | nagaan | nagingen |
| imperative sing. | ga na | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gaat na | |||
| participles | nagaand | nagegaan | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||