opgave

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Danish

Etymology

Calque of German Aufgabe.

Pronunciation

Noun

opgave c (singular definite opgaven, plural indefinite opgaver)

  1. task

Declension

Declension of opgave
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opgave opgaven opgaver opgaverne
genitive opgaves opgavens opgavers opgavernes

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verbal noun of opgeven. By surface analysis, op (“up”) +‎ gave (“gift, giving”). The sense “task” is generally regarded as a semantic loan from German Aufgabe.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: op‧ga‧ve

Noun

opgave f (plural opgaven, diminutive opgavetje n or opgaafje n)

  1. the act of stating, declaring, indicating (e.g. data in a form)
  2. task, assignment
    Synonym: taak

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: opgaaf
  • → West Frisian: opgaaf

Verb

opgave

  1. (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of opgeven

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