plegen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch plien, later plēgen, originally a class 4 strong verb. Presumably from Old Dutch *plian, from Proto-Germanic *plehaną (“to vouch for”). However, the form plegan already occurs in Old Dutch with -g-, and likewise for Old Saxon plegan and Old High German pflegan, so it is not certain what the exact relationship between the words is.
Verb
plegen
- to do (something) habitually, customarily
- Mijn grootvader pleegt na het middageten een pijp te roken.
- My grandfather usually smokes a pipe after lunch.
- to usually happen
- Op onze wandelvakanties placht het vaak te regenen.
- On our trekking holidays, it often rained.
Inflection
Conjugation of plegen (weak with past in -cht) | ||||
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infinitive | plegen | |||
past singular | placht | |||
past participle | geplacht | |||
infinitive | plegen | |||
gerund | plegen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | pleeg | placht | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | pleegt, pleeg2 | placht | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | pleegt | placht | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | pleegt | placht | ||
3rd person singular | pleegt | placht | ||
plural | plegen | plachten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | plege | plachte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | plegen | plachten | ||
imperative sing. | pleeg | |||
imperative plur.1 | pleegt | |||
participles | plegend | geplacht | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Note: geplogen is also used instead of geplacht
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the same origin as above. The formation of the weak past occurred in early modern Dutch.
Verb
plegen
- to commit (a crime)
- In Vlaanderen plegen elke dag drie mensen zelfmoord.
- Each day in Flanders three people commit suicide.
- In Vlaanderen plegen elke dag drie mensen zelfmoord.
Inflection
Conjugation of plegen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | plegen | |||
past singular | pleegde | |||
past participle | gepleegd | |||
infinitive | plegen | |||
gerund | plegen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | pleeg | pleegde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | pleegt, pleeg2 | pleegde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | pleegt | pleegde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | pleegt | pleegde | ||
3rd person singular | pleegt | pleegde | ||
plural | plegen | pleegden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | plege | pleegde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | plegen | pleegden | ||
imperative sing. | pleeg | |||
imperative plur.1 | pleegt | |||
participles | plegend | gepleegd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Presumably from earlier plien, and thus from Old Dutch *plian, from Proto-Germanic *plehaną (“to vouch for”). However, the form plegan already occurs in Old Dutch with -g-, and likewise for Old Saxon plegan and Old High German pflegan, so it is not certain what the exact relationship between the words is.
Verb
plēgen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “pleghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “plegen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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