neden

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈne.ðən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈne.ðen]

Verb

neden

1. third-person plural present indicative of nedar

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːdən/

Etymology 1

From Old English nīedan.

Alternative forms

• nede, niede

Verb

neden

1. to force, require, constrain.

Conjugation

Conjugation of neden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) neden, nede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nede	neded
2nd-person singular	nedest	nededest
3rd-person singular	nedeth	neded
subjunctive singular	nede
imperative singular		—
plural1	neden, nede	nededen, nedede
imperative plural	nedeth, nede	—
participles	nedynge, nedende	neded, yneded

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Yola: ee-naate (ppl)

References

• “nẹ̄den, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English nēodian.

Alternative forms

• neid, nede

Verb

neden

1. to need

Conjugation

Conjugation of neden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) neden, nede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nede	neded
2nd-person singular	nedest	nededest
3rd-person singular	nedeth	neded
subjunctive singular	nede
imperative singular		—
plural1	neden, nede	nededen, nedede
imperative plural	nedeth, nede	—
participles	nedynge, nedende	neded, yneded

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: need
• Yola: needeth (preterite)

References

• “nẹ̄den, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ندن (neden), equivalent to ne (“what”) +‎ -den (ablative suffix); literally "from what".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈden/, [n̟e̞.ˈd̟æn̟]

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Adverb

neden

1. why

Synonyms

• niçin
• niye

Noun

neden (definite accusative nedeni, plural nedenler)

1. reason

   Synonym: sebep

Declension

Declension of neden

singular plural nominative neden nedenler definite accusative nedeni nedenleri dative nedene nedenlere locative nedende nedenlerde ablative nedenden nedenlerden genitive nedenin nedenlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular nedenim nedenlerim 2nd singular nedenin nedenlerin 3rd singular nedeni nedenleri 1st plural nedenimiz nedenlerimiz 2nd plural nedeniniz nedenleriniz 3rd plural nedenleri nedenleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular nedenimi nedenlerimi 2nd singular nedenini nedenlerini 3rd singular nedenini nedenlerini 1st plural nedenimizi nedenlerimizi 2nd plural nedeninizi nedenlerinizi 3rd plural nedenlerini nedenlerini dative singular plural 1st singular nedenime nedenlerime 2nd singular nedenine nedenlerine 3rd singular nedenine nedenlerine 1st plural nedenimize nedenlerimize 2nd plural nedeninize nedenlerinize 3rd plural nedenlerine nedenlerine locative singular plural 1st singular nedenimde nedenlerimde 2nd singular nedeninde nedenlerinde 3rd singular nedeninde nedenlerinde 1st plural nedenimizde nedenlerimizde 2nd plural nedeninizde nedenlerinizde 3rd plural nedenlerinde nedenlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular nedenimden nedenlerimden 2nd singular nedeninden nedenlerinden 3rd singular nedeninden nedenlerinden 1st plural nedenimizden nedenlerimizden 2nd plural nedeninizden nedenlerinizden 3rd plural nedenlerinden nedenlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular nedenimin nedenlerimin 2nd singular nedeninin nedenlerinin 3rd singular nedeninin nedenlerinin 1st plural nedenimizin nedenlerimizin 2nd plural nedeninizin nedenlerinizin 3rd plural nedenlerinin nedenlerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular nedenim nedenlerim 2nd singular nedensin nedenlersin 3rd singular neden nedendir nedenler nedenlerdir 1st plural nedeniz nedenleriz 2nd plural nedensiniz nedenlersiniz 3rd plural nedenler nedenlerdir

West Frisian

Noun

neden

1. plural of need