nijgen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nigen, from Old Dutch *nīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną. Cognate with Old English hnigan, Old Norse hníga (Swedish niga).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Verb

nijgen

1. to bow down (out of politeness)
2. to curtsey

Conjugation

Conjugation of nijgen (strong class 1)
infinitive	nijgen
past singular	neeg
past participle	genegen
infinitive	nijgen
gerund	nijgen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	nijg	neeg
2nd person sing. (jij)	nijgt, nijg2	neeg
2nd person sing. (u)	nijgt	neeg
2nd person sing. (gij)	nijgt	neegt
3rd person singular	nijgt	neeg
plural	nijgen	negen
subjunctive sing.1	nijge	nege
subjunctive plur.1	nijgen	negen
imperative sing.	nijg
imperative plur.1	nijgt
participles	nijgend	genegen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• toenijgen

Related terms

• neigen