mogen

See also: mögen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• meugen (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mogen, from Old Dutch mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːɣə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -oːɣən

Verb

mogen

1. (intransitive) to be allowed

   Synonym: toegestaan zijn

   Hee! Dat mag niet! ― Hey! That is not allowed!

2. (auxiliary) may, can, be allowed to

   Synonym: kunnen

   We mogen toch komen. ― We can come after all.

3. (intransitive) may go, can go, to be allowed to go

   Synonym: kunnen

   Je mag niet naar buiten, het is veel te koud! ― You cannot go outside, it's far too cold!

4. (transitive) may have, can have

   Mag ik twee appels alstublieft? ― May I have two apples please?

5. (transitive) to like (of food or of a person)

   Synonyms: aardig vinden, leuk vinden

   Ik mag hem niet. ― I don't like him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mogen (preterite-present)
infinitive	mogen
past singular	mocht
past participle	gemogen
infinitive	mogen
gerund	mogen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	mag	mocht
2nd person sing. (jij)	mag	mocht
2nd person sing. (u)	mag	mocht
2nd person sing. (gij)	moogt	mocht
3rd person singular	mag	mocht
plural	mogen	mochten
subjunctive sing.1	moge	mochte
subjunctive plur.1	mogen	mochten
imperative sing.	mag
imperative plur.1	moogt
participles	mogend	gemogen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• meug
• vermogen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: mag

Mapudungun

Noun

mogen (Raguileo spelling)

1. life

Verb

mogen (Raguileo spelling)

1. To live; To be alive.
2. To heal.
3. first-person singular realis form of mogen; I lived; I have lived.

Conjugation

Positive conjugation of mogen (see also Appendix:Mapudungun verbs)

Infinitive1		mogeael
Root		moge-
Tense particles (See particles)		-a- ((future tense))
		-pe- ((past tense))
		-fu- ((distant past tense))
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood
	present	mogen	mogeymi	mogey	mogeyu	mogeymu	mogeygu	mogeyiñ	mogeymvn	mogeygvn
	past	mogepen	mogepeymi	mogepe	mogepeyu	mogepeymu	mogepeygu	mogepeyiñ	mogepeymvn	mogepeygvn
	distant past	mogefun	mogefuymi	mogefu	mogefuyu	mogefuymu	mogefuygu	mogefuyiñ	mogefuymvn	mogefuygvn
	future	mogean	mogeaymi	mogeay	mogeayu	mogeaymu	mogeaygu	mogeayiñ	mogeaymvn	mogeaygvn
Conditional mood
	present	mogeli	mogelimi	mogele	mogeliyu	mogelimu	mogele egu	mogeliyiñ	mogelimvn	mogele egvn
Volitive mood
	present	mogeci	mogege	mogepe	mogeyu	mogemu	mogepe egu	mogeyiñ	mogemvn	mogepe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

Negative conjugation of mogen

Infinitive1		mogenoael
Tense particles (See particles)		-a- ((future tense))
		-pe- ((past tense))
		-fu- ((distant past tense))
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood
	present	mogelan	mogelaymi	mogelay	mogelayu	mogelaymu	mogelaygu	mogelayiñ	mogelaymvn	mogelaygvn
	past	mogelapen	mogelapeymi	mogelapey	mogelapeyu	mogelapeymu	mogelapeygu	mogelapeyiñ	mogelapeymvn	mogelapeygvn
	distant past	mogelafun	mogelafuymi	mogelafuy	mogelafuyu	mogelafuymu	mogelafuygu	mogelafuyiñ	mogelafuymvn	mogelafuygvn
	future	mogelayan	mogelayaymi	mogelayay	mogelayayu	mogelayaymu	mogelayaygu	mogelayayiñ	mogelayaymvn	mogelayaygvn
Conditional mood
	present	mogenoli	mogenolimi	mogenole	mogenoliyu	mogenolimu	mogenole egu	mogenoliyiñ	mogenolimvn	mogenole egvn
Volitive mood
	present	mogekilci	mogekilge	mogekilpe	mogekilyu	mogekilmu	mogekilpe egu	mogekilyiñ	mogekilmvn	mogekilpe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan.

Verb

mōgen

1. to be capable of
2. can, to be able (in given circumstances)
3. (in questions) may, can, be allowed to
4. to be allowed, to be permitted
5. shall, to be expected to
6. to be required to

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: mogen, meugen (dialectal)
  • Afrikaans: mag
• Limburgish: moge

Further reading

• “moghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “mogen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

mogen (neuter moge or mogent, definite singular and plural mogne, comparative mognare, indefinite superlative mognast, definite superlative mognaste)

1. alternative form of moden

Antonyms

• umogen

Derived terms

• overmogen

References

• “mogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish moin, moghin, from Old Norse móa (“to digest”), from Proto-Germanic *meuk- *mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (“slimy, slippery”), see also Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (mukamōdei, “gentleness”). Corresponding to Danish moden, probably the past participle of a verb.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mogen

1. mature (fully developed)

   Synonym: (slang) mog1

2. ripe (ready for harvest)

Declension

Inflection of mogen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	mogen	mognare	mognast
neuter singular	moget	mognare	mognast
plural	mogna	mognare	mognast
masculine plural2	mogne	mognare	mognast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	mogne	mognare	mognaste
all	mogna	mognare	mognaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• brådmogen (“precocious”)
• könsmogen (“sexually mature”)
• könsmognad (“sexual maturity”)
• omogen
• solmogen

Related terms

• mogna
• mognad

References

• mogen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mogen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mogen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• genom, mogne