na-apen
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- naäpen (pre-1995)
Etymology
[edit]From na (“after”) + aap (“monkey”) + -en. Compare English ape (“to imitate”, verb), English monkey (“to imitate”, verb), and English monkey see, monkey do as well as German nachäffen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]na-apen
- to imitate
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of na-apen (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | na-apen | |||
| past singular | aapte na | |||
| past participle | nageaapt | |||
| infinitive | na-apen | |||
| gerund | na-apen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | aap na | aapte na | na-aap | na-aapte |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | aapt na, aap na2 | aapte na | na-aapt | na-aapte |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | aapt na | aapte na | na-aapt | na-aapte |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | aapt na | aapte na | na-aapt | na-aapte |
| 3rd person singular | aapt na | aapte na | na-aapt | na-aapte |
| plural | apen na | aapten na | na-apen | na-aapten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | ape na | aapte na | na-ape | na-aapte |
| subjunctive plur.1 | apen na | aapten na | na-apen | na-aapten |
| imperative sing. | aap na | |||
| imperative plur.1 | aapt na | |||
| participles | na-apend | nageaapt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: na-aap