weigeren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch weigeren, from Old Dutch *weigaron, *wēgaron, from Proto-West Germanic *waigrōn (“to be stubborn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.ɣə.rə(n)/
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Hyphenation: wei‧ge‧ren
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣərən

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

Derived terms

ontweigeren
weigeraar
weigerachtig
weigerambtenaar
weigerig
weigering
weigerlijk
verweigeren

Descendants

Afrikaans: weier
Negerhollands: weiger

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