jongen
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ŋə(n)/
Audio (Belgium): (file) Audio (Netherlands): (file) - Hyphenation: jon‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɔŋən
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch jongen, dative/accusative form of jonge, a nominal use of jong (“young”). Cognate with German Junge (“boy”).
Noun
[edit]jongen m (plural jongens, diminutive jongetje n)
- a boy, any male child
- (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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Jersey Dutch: jonge
- → Indonesian: jongos
- → Javanese: ꦗꦺꦴꦔꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (jongos)
- → Malay: nyong
- → Sranan Tongo: yongu
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]jongen
- (intransitive) to give birth, to have offspring, i.e. to deliver one or more young
- (figuratively, intransitive) to multiply, grow
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of jongen (weak) | ||||
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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, jong2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]jongen
Luxembourgish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]jongen
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