zwijgen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swigen, from Old Dutch *swīgon, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɛi̯.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: zwij‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Verb

zwijgen

  1. to be silent, to shut one's mouth
  2. to keep silent

Conjugation

Conjugation of zwijgen (strong class 1)
infinitive zwijgen
past singular zweeg
past participle gezwegen
infinitive zwijgen
gerund zwijgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zwijg zweeg
2nd person sing. (jij) zwijgt, zwijg2 zweeg
2nd person sing. (u) zwijgt zweeg
2nd person sing. (gij) zwijgt zweegt
3rd person singular zwijgt zweeg
plural zwijgen zwegen
subjunctive sing.1 zwijge zwege
subjunctive plur.1 zwijgen zwegen
imperative sing. zwijg
imperative plur.1 zwijgt
participles zwijgend gezwegen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: swyg
  • Negerhollands: swieg

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