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jagen

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch jāgen, from Old Dutch *jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ja‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

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jagen

  1. (transitive) to hunt
  2. (transitive) to tug (a boat) (not by other vessels)
  3. (ergative) to move quickly

Conjugation

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Conjugation of jagen (strong class 6 with weak past participle)
infinitive jagen
past singular joeg
past participle gejaagd
infinitive jagen
gerund jagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jaag joeg
2nd person sing. (jij) jaagt, jaag2 joeg
2nd person sing. (u) jaagt joeg
2nd person sing. (gij) jaagt joegt
3rd person singular jaagt joeg
plural jagen joegen
subjunctive sing.1 jage joege
subjunctive plur.1 jagen joegen
imperative sing. jaag
imperative plur.1 jaagt
participles jagend gejaagd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Conjugation of jagen (weak)
infinitive jagen
past singular jaagde
past participle gejaagd
infinitive jagen
gerund jagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jaag jaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) jaagt, jaag2 jaagde
2nd person sing. (u) jaagt jaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) jaagt jaagde
3rd person singular jaagt jaagde
plural jagen jaagden
subjunctive sing.1 jage jaagde
subjunctive plur.1 jagen jaagden
imperative sing. jaag
imperative plur.1 jaagt
participles jagend gejaagd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: jaag
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: jagi
  • Negerhollands: jaak, jaag, ak
  • Aukan: yaki
  • Kwinti: jagi
  • Papiamentu: yag, jaag
  • Saramaccan: jáka
  • Sranan Tongo: yagi, yagigwe, djaggi

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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jagen (weak, third-person singular present jagt, past tense jagte, past participle gejagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, hunting) to hunt (game)
  2. (transitive) to chase, chase after (to follow at speed)
  3. (transitive) to thrust, pierce [with durch (+ accusative) ‘through’ or in (+ accusative) ‘into’]
    jemandem eine Kugel durchs Herz jagento thrust a bullet through someone's heart
  4. (intransitive) to rush, hustle
    Synonym: hetzen
    Franz jagt im komplett verfahrlosten Taxi quer durch Bayern. (common German pangram, not including äöüß)
    Franz rushes all across Bavaria in a completely dilapidated taxi.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • jagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • jagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • jagen” in Duden online
  • jagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

German Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɒːɡən/, /jɔːɡən/

Verb

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jagen

  1. (intransitive) to hunt

Inflection

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Conjugation of jagen (irregular verb)
infinitive jagen
present preterite
1st person singular jaag joog
2nd person singular jaggst, jaagst joogst
3rd person singular jaggt, jaagt joog
plural jaagt, jagen jogen
imperative
singular jaag
plural jaagt
present past
participle jagen (ge)jaggt, (ge)jaagt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Forms from Fritz Reuter:

  • 3rd ps. sg. indicative present: jöggt, jagt
  • 3rd ps. sg. indicative preterite: jog
  • 3rd ps. pl. indicative preterite: jogen

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Verb

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jāgen

  1. to hunt, to chase, to pursue
  2. to hunt (animals)
  3. to drive forward, to impel
  4. to persue (a goal), to strive for
  5. to hurry

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

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  • (originally) IPA(key): /jaːɣən/

Verb

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jāgen

  1. to hunt, to chase

Conjugation

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Conjugation of jagen as a weak verb
plain infinitive jāgen
full infinitive (gerund) tô jāgene or tô jāgende
verbal noun jāgen or jāgent
participles imperative
present jāgende singular jāge
past gejāget plural jāget
indicative subjunctive
present preterite present preterite
1st person singular jāge jāgede jāge jāgede
2nd person singular jāgest jāgedest jāgest jāgedest
3rd person singular jāget jāgede jāget jāgede
plural jāgen (jāget?) jāgeden jāgen jāgeden
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Descendants

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Swedish

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Noun

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jagen

  1. definite plural of jag