neergaan
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neer (“down”) + gaan (“to go”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]neergaan
- to go down, to descend
- De wedstrijd begint zodra de vlag neergaat ― The race starts as soon as the flag goes down
- to get knocked out
- De bokser is tijdens de wedstrijd drie keer neergegeaan ― The boxer got knocked down three times during the match
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of neergaan (strong class 7, irregular, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | neergaan | |||
| past singular | ging neer | |||
| past participle | neergegaan | |||
| infinitive | neergaan | |||
| gerund | neergaan n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | ga neer | ging neer | neerga | neerging |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gaat neer, ga neer2 | ging neer | neergaat | neerging |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gaat neer | ging neer | neergaat | neerging |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gaat neer | gingt neer | neergaat | neergingt |
| 3rd person singular | gaat neer | ging neer | neergaat | neerging |
| plural | gaan neer | gingen neer | neergaan | neergingen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | ga neer | ginge neer | neerga | neerginge |
| subjunctive plur.1 | gaan neer | gingen neer | neergaan | neergingen |
| imperative sing. | ga neer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gaat neer | |||
| participles | neergaand | neergegaan | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||