zagen
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch sagen. Equivalent to zaag (“saw”) -en.
Verb
[edit]zagen
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of zagen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | zagen | |||
past singular | zaagde | |||
past participle | gezaagd | |||
infinitive | zagen | |||
gerund | zagen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | zaag | zaagde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | zaagt, zaag2 | zaagde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | zaagt | zaagde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | zaagt | zaagde | ||
3rd person singular | zaagt | zaagde | ||
plural | zagen | zaagden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | zage | zaagde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | zagen | zaagden | ||
imperative sing. | zaag | |||
imperative plur.1 | zaagt | |||
participles | zagend | gezaagd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: saag
- → Fanagalo: saga
- Berbice Creole Dutch: sagi
- → Sranan Tongo: sa, seki
- → Lokono: sekidin
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]zagen
Verb
[edit]zagen
- inflection of zien:
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German zagen, from Old High German erzagēn, with further origin unclear. Often assumed to be from a hypothetical Old High German *aʒ-agēn and Proto-Germanic *at-agēn, with an incorrect separation of *at (“at”). *agēn (“fear”) would be related to Proto-Germanic *agaz (“fear, dread”) and thus be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos (“distress”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”), whence English awe, Sanskrit अघ (agha, “bad, evil”), and Ancient Greek ἄχος (ákhos, “distress, pain”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zagen (weak, third-person singular present zagt, past tense zagte, past participle gezagt, auxiliary haben)
- to hesitate, to be apprehensive
- 1913, Joachim Ringelnatz, “Durch das Schlüsselloch eines Lebens”, in Erzählungen[1]:
- Ein Neger mit Gazelle zagt im Regen nie. [a palindrome]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1776, Gottfried August Bürger, “Die Myrmidonen”, in Das Lied vom braven Manne[2]:
- Hallo! Hallo! Frischauf gewagt! / Hoch hielt der Graf den Preis empor. / Ein jeder hört's, doch jeder zagt, / Aus Tausenden tritt keiner vor. / Vergebens durchheulte, mit Weib und Kind, / Der Zöllner nach Rettung den Strom und Wind.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 8 CE, Publius Ovidius Naso, “Die Myrmidonen”, in Metamorphosen[3]:
- Ich zagte vor Angst, und die Glieder / Schauderten mir, und es sträubte das Haar.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | zagen | ||||
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present participle | zagend | ||||
past participle | gezagt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zage | wir zagen | i | ich zage | wir zagen |
du zagst | ihr zagt | du zagest | ihr zaget | ||
er zagt | sie zagen | er zage | sie zagen | ||
preterite | ich zagte | wir zagten | ii | ich zagte1 | wir zagten1 |
du zagtest | ihr zagtet | du zagtest1 | ihr zagtet1 | ||
er zagte | sie zagten | er zagte1 | sie zagten1 | ||
imperative | zag (du) zage (du) |
zagt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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