jongen

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#JONGENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#JONGEN jongen, dative/accusative form of jonge, a nominal use of jong (“young”). Cognate with German Junge (“boy”).

Noun

jongen m (plural jongens, diminutive jongetje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#JONGENCategory:Dutch nouns#JONGENCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#JONGENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#JONGENCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#JONGENCategory:Pages with entries#JONGENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#JONGEN

  1. a boy, any male child
    Synonyms: knaap, knul
    De jongen speelt in de tuin met zijn bal. ― The boy is playing in the garden with his ball.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#JONGEN
  2. (in the plural) members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit
  3. (informalCategory:Dutch informal terms#JONGEN, 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!Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#JONGEN
  4. (colloquialCategory:Dutch colloquialisms#JONGEN, 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?Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#JONGEN
  5. (familiarCategory:Dutch familiar terms#JONGEN) 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.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#JONGEN
  6. (familiarCategory:Dutch familiar terms#JONGEN) 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.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#JONGEN
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Etymology 2

From jong +‎ -enCategory:Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative)#JONGEN.

Verb

jongenCategory:Dutch lemmas#JONGENCategory:Dutch verbs#JONGENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#JONGENCategory:Pages with entries#JONGENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#JONGEN

  1. (intransitiveCategory:Dutch intransitive verbs#JONGEN) to give birth, to have offspring, i.e. to deliver one or more young
  2. (figuratively, intransitiveCategory:Dutch intransitive verbs#JONGEN) to multiply, grow
Conjugation
Conjugation of jongen (weak)
infinitive jongen
past singular jongde
past participle gejongd
infinitive jongen
gerund jongen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jongjongde
2nd person sing. (jij) jongt, jong2jongde
2nd person sing. (u) jongtjongde
2nd person sing. (gij) jongtjongde
3rd person singular jongtjongde
plural jongenjongden
subjunctive sing.1 jongejongde
subjunctive plur.1 jongenjongden
imperative sing. jong
imperative plur.1 jongt
participles jongendgejongd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Category:Dutch weak verbs#JONGENCategory:Dutch basic verbs#JONGEN
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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

jongenCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#JONGENCategory:Dutch noun forms#JONGENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#JONGENCategory:Pages with entries#JONGENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#JONGEN

  1. plural of jong
Category:nl:Children#JONGEN

Luxembourgish

Adjective

jongenCategory:Luxembourgish non-lemma forms#JONGENCategory:Luxembourgish adjective forms#JONGENCategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#JONGENCategory:Pages with entries#JONGENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#JONGEN

  1. inflection of jong:
    1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
    2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong/weak dative plural
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