zaaien

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sâyen, from Old Dutch *sāien, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan (“to sow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːi̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: zaai‧en
  • Rhymes: -aːi̯ən

Verb

zaaien

  1. (transitive) to sow, plant seed
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to spread, sow, engender
    Hij zaaide haat jegens zijn tegenstanders. ― He sowed hatred against his opponents.
    Het verbod om te zaaien zaaide onrust onder de boeren. ― The sowing ban spread unrest among the farmers.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zaaien (weak)
infinitive zaaien
past singular zaaide
past participle gezaaid
infinitive zaaien
gerund zaaien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zaai zaaide
2nd person sing. (jij) zaait, zaai2 zaaide
2nd person sing. (u) zaait zaaide
2nd person sing. (gij) zaait zaaide
3rd person singular zaait zaaide
plural zaaien zaaiden
subjunctive sing.1 zaaie zaaide
subjunctive plur.1 zaaien zaaiden
imperative sing. zaai
imperative plur.1 zaait
participles zaaiend gezaaid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: saai
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sai
  • Negerhollands: saai, saey, saej
  • → Aukan: sai

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