weigeren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch weigeren, from Old Dutch *weigaron, *wēgaron, from Proto-Germanic *waigarōną (“to be stubborn”), from the adjective *waigaraz (“stubborn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.ɣə.rə(n)/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣərən
- Hyphenation: wei‧ge‧ren
Verb
weigeren
- (intransitive, transitive) to refuse, to deny (not to allow)
Inflection
| Inflection of weigeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | weigeren | |||
| past singular | weigerde | |||
| past participle | geweigerd | |||
| infinitive | weigeren | |||
| gerund | weigeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | weiger | weigerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | weigert | weigerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | weigert | weigerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | weigert | weigerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | weigert | weigerde | ||
| plural | weigeren | weigerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | weigere | weigerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | weigeren | weigerden | ||
| imperative sing. | weiger | |||
| imperative plur.1 | weigert | |||
| participles | weigerend | geweigerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- afwijzen
- ontzeggen
Derived terms
- ontweigeren
- weigerachtig
- weigerambtenaar
- weigerig
- weigering
- weigerlijk
- verweigeren