zaaien
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch sâyen, from Old Dutch *sāien, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan (“to sow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zaaien
- (transitive) to sow, plant seed
- (transitive, figuratively) to spread, sow, engender
- Hij zaaide haat jegens zijn tegenstanders. ― He sowed hatred against his opponents.
- Het verbod om te zaaien zaaide onrust onder de boeren. ― The sowing ban spread unrest among the farmers.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of zaaien (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | zaaien | |||
past singular | zaaide | |||
past participle | gezaaid | |||
infinitive | zaaien | |||
gerund | zaaien n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | zaai | zaaide | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | zaait, zaai2 | zaaide | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | zaait | zaaide | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | zaait | zaaide | ||
3rd person singular | zaait | zaaide | ||
plural | zaaien | zaaiden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | zaaie | zaaide | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | zaaien | zaaiden | ||
imperative sing. | zaai | |||
imperative plur.1 | zaait | |||
participles | zaaiend | gezaaid | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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