nagaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nagaen, from Old Dutch nāgān, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagān. Equivalent to na- (“after”) +‎ gaan (“to go”). Cognate with German nachgehen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɣaːn/

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Verb

nagaan

1. to check, to verify

   Synonyms: checken, verifiëren, onderzoeken

   Kun je nagaan of de gegevens correct zijn? ― Can you check if the data is correct?

   Ik zal nagaan of we nog tickets hebben voor die dag. ― I will verify if we have tickets available for that day.

   Het is altijd een goed idee om je bronnen na te gaan. ― It's always a good idea to verify your sources.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nagaan (strong class 7, irregular, separable)
infinitive	nagaan
past singular	ging na
past participle	nagegaan
infinitive	nagaan
gerund	nagaan n
	main clause		subordinate clause
	present tense	past tense	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ga na	ging na	naga	naging
2nd person sing. (jij)	gaat na, ga na2	ging na	nagaat	naging
2nd person sing. (u)	gaat na	ging na	nagaat	naging
2nd person sing. (gij)	gaat na	gingt na	nagaat	nagingt
3rd person singular	gaat na	ging na	nagaat	naging
plural	gaan na	gingen na	nagaan	nagingen
subjunctive sing.1	ga na	ginge na	naga	naginge
subjunctive plur.1	gaan na	gingen na	nagaan	nagingen
imperative sing.	ga na
imperative plur.1	gaat na
participles	nagaand	nagegaan
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Anagrams

• gaan na