deugen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dōgen, from Old Dutch dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdøːɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: deu‧gen
• Rhymes: -øːɣən

Verb

deugen

1. (intransitive) to be good, well-behaved, moral, etc.

   Die corrupte agent deugt voor geen meter. ― That corrupt policeman is not at all morally upright.

2. (intransitive) to be of good quality, be reliable

   De sloten van dat merk deugen. ― The locks of that brand are of good quality.

Usage notes

• The first sense and particularly many of the terms deriving from that sense (see below) today have connotations of virtue signalling, particularly in right-wing populist discourse.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deugen (weak)
infinitive	deugen
past singular	deugde
past participle	gedeugd
infinitive	deugen
gerund	deugen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	deug	deugde
2nd person sing. (jij)	deugt, deug2	deugde
2nd person sing. (u)	deugt	deugde
2nd person sing. (gij)	deugt	deugde
3rd person singular	deugt	deugde
plural	deugen	deugden
subjunctive sing.1	deuge	deugde
subjunctive plur.1	deugen	deugden
imperative sing.	deug
imperative plur.1	deugt
participles	deugend	gedeugd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• deuggleuf
• deugkneus
• deugmens
• deugniet

Related terms

• deugd

Descendants

• Afrikaans: deug
• Negerhollands: deug, deeg