doen

Afrikaans

Verb

doen (past participle gedoen)

1. to do

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic *dōnan, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -un
• IPA: /dun/

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Verb

doen (irregular)

1. to do
2. to put

   Doe dat daar maar in.

   Just put it in there.

Conjugation

Conjugation of doen

infinitive	doen
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	doe	deed
2nd person sing. (jij/u)	doet	deed
2nd person sing. (gij)	doet	deedt
3rd person singular	doet	deed
plural	doen	deden
subjunctive sing.1	doe	dede
subjunctive plur.1	doen	deden
imperative sing.	doe
imperative plur.1	doet
participles	doend	(hebben/zijn) gedaan
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

doen alsof meedoen nadoen ongedaan opdoen

overdoen toedoen voordoen wegdoen

Noun

doen n. (uncountable)

1. routine

   De mensen zijn uit hun doen, maar schikken zich wel. — The people are outside of their routine, but do accomodate themselves.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German duon, a northern variety of tuon, from Proto-Germanic *dōnan.

Verb

doen

1. to do

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic *dōnan.

Verb

doen

1. to do

Conjugation

Conjugation of doen

indicative	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	doe	dede
2nd person singular	does	dedes
3rd person singular	doet	dede
1st person plural	doen	daden
2nd person plural	doet	dadet
3rd person plural	doen	daden
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	doe	dade
2nd person singular	does	daets
3rd person singular	doe	dade
1st person plural	doen	daden
2nd person plural	doet	dadet
3rd person plural	doen	daden
imperative
singular	doe
plural	doet
participle	present tense	past tense
	doende	ghedaen

Descendants

• Dutch: doen

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Norwegian

Noun

doen

1. Definite singular of do