jongen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ŋə(n)/
audio (Belgium) (file) audio (Netherlands) (file) - Hyphenation: jon‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɔŋən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch jongen, dative/accusative form of jonge, a nominal use of jong (“young”). Cognate with German Junge (“boy”).
Noun
jongen m (plural jongens, diminutive jongetje n)
- A boy, any male child.
- De jongen speelt in de tuin met zijn bal.
- The boy is playing in the garden with his ball.
- (in the plural) Members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit.
- (informal, used in the plural, used in the vocative) Informal term used to address multiple children of masculine or mixed gender; kids, guys (may be considered insufficiently gender-inclusive).
- Kom op, jongens, laten we naar buiten gaan en spelen!
- Come on, kids/guys, let's go outside and play!
- (colloquial, used in the vocative) Colloquial term used by men to address other familiar men; mate, dude, bro.
- Hé, jongens, hoe gaat het vandaag?
- Hey, mates/dudes/bros, how's it going today?
- (familiar) A male servant, especially but not exclusively a younger one (using it for older men may be dated and offensive).
- Synonym: boy
- De rijke koopman had een jongen die hem hielp bij zijn dagelijkse taken.
- The wealthy merchant had a male servant who assisted him with his daily tasks.
- (familiar) A male trainee or newcomer in a job.
- De nieuwe medewerker is nog maar een jongen in het vak, dus we moeten hem nog veel leren.
- The new employee is still a trainee in the job, so we have to teach him a lot.
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
jongen
- (intransitive) To give birth, to have offspring, i.e. to deliver one or more young
- (figuratively, intransitive) To multiply, grow
Conjugation
| Conjugation of jongen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | jongen | |||
| past singular | jongde | |||
| past participle | gejongd | |||
| infinitive | jongen | |||
| gerund | jongen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | jong | jongde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | jongt | jongde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | jongt | jongde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | jongt | jongde | ||
| 3rd person singular | jongt | jongde | ||
| plural | jongen | jongden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | jonge | jongde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | jongen | jongden | ||
| imperative sing. | jong | |||
| imperative plur.1 | jongt | |||
| participles | jongend | gejongd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanjongen
- uitjongen
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Luxembourgish
Adjective
jongen
- inflection of jong:
- strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
- weak dative masculine/neuter singular
- strong/weak dative plural
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.