nijgen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nigen, from Old Dutch *nīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną. Cognate with Old English hnigan, Old Norse hníga (Swedish niga).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən
Verb
nijgen
- to bow down (out of politeness)
- to curtsey
Inflection
| Inflection of nijgen (strong class 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nijgen | |||
| past singular | neeg | |||
| past participle | genegen | |||
| infinitive | nijgen | |||
| gerund | nijgen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | nijg | neeg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | nijgt | neeg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | nijgt | neeg | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | nijgt | neegt | ||
| 3rd person singular | nijgt | neeg | ||
| plural | nijgen | negen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | nijge | nege | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | nijgen | negen | ||
| imperative sing. | nijg | |||
| imperative plur.1 | nijgt | |||
| participles | nijgend | genegen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms
- neigen