From Middle Dutch neigen, from Old Dutch neigen, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną, the causative of nijgen. The weak verb adopted most intransitive uses from strong nijgen in modern Dutch, the latter being restricted to “bowing as a sign of respect”. Compare however genegen (“inclined to”).
neigen
Conjugation of neigen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | neigen | |||
past singular | neigde | |||
past participle | geneigd | |||
infinitive | neigen | |||
gerund | neigen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | neig | neigde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | neigt, neig2 | neigde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | neigt | neigde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | neigt | neigde | ||
3rd person singular | neigt | neigde | ||
plural | neigen | neigden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | neige | neigde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | neigen | neigden | ||
imperative sing. | neig | |||
imperative plur.1 | neigt | |||
participles | neigend | geneigd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
From a merger of Middle High German nīgen (intransitive, strong) and neigen (transitive, weak), from Old High German nīgan and neigen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą and its causative *hnaigijaną. Cognate with Dutch nijgen and neigen, Old English hnīgan and Old English hnǣgan, Old Norse hnīga and hneiga. Strong forms have been absent from the standard language since the 16th century, but survive in some dialects.
neigen (weak, third-person singular present neigt, past tense neigte, past participle geneigt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | neigen | ||||
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present participle | neigend | ||||
past participle | geneigt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich neige | wir neigen | i | ich neige | wir neigen |
du neigst | ihr neigt | du neigest | ihr neiget | ||
er neigt | sie neigen | er neige | sie neigen | ||
preterite | ich neigte | wir neigten | ii | ich neigte1 | wir neigten1 |
du neigtest | ihr neigtet | du neigtest1 | ihr neigtet1 | ||
er neigte | sie neigten | er neigte1 | sie neigten1 | ||
imperative | neig (du) neige (du) |
neigt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Old Dutch neigen, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną, the causative of nigen.
neigen
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
From Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną.
neigen
infinitive | neigen | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | neigo, neigon | neigida |
2nd person singular | neigis, neigist | neigidos |
3rd person singular | neigit | neigida |
1st person plural | neigen | neigidun |
2nd person plural | neigit | neigidut |
3rd person plural | neigent | neigidun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | neige | neigidi |
2nd person singular | neiges, neigest | neigidis |
3rd person singular | neige | neigidi |
1st person plural | neigen | neigidin |
2nd person plural | neiget | neigidit |
3rd person plural | neigen | neigidin |
imperative | present | |
singular | neigi | |
plural | neigit | |
participle | present | past |
neigendi | neigit, gineigit |