mengen
Catalan
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmengen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch mengen, from Old Dutch *mengen, from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmengen
- to mix, blend
- Synonyms: blenden, mêleren, mixen
- Hij mengde de ingrediënten voor het brood.
- He mixed the ingredients for the bread.
- Ze mengde verschillende kleuren om de perfecte tint te krijgen.
- She blended different colors to get the perfect shade.
- Je moet de olie en azijn goed mengen voor de saladedressing.
- You need to mix the oil and vinegar well for the salad dressing.
Conjugation
editConjugation of mengen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | mengen | |||
past singular | mengde | |||
past participle | gemengd | |||
infinitive | mengen | |||
gerund | mengen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | meng | mengde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | mengt, meng2 | mengde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | mengt | mengde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | mengt | mengde | ||
3rd person singular | mengt | mengde | ||
plural | mengen | mengden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | menge | mengde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | mengen | mengden | ||
imperative sing. | meng | |||
imperative plur.1 | mengt | |||
participles | mengend | gemengd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German mengen, from Old High German mengen, from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan, from Proto-Germanic *mangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *monk-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to press, knead”). Cognates include Dutch mengen and English ming, meng, mingle.
Verb
editmengen (weak, third-person singular present mengt, past tense mengte, past participle gemengt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to mix (substances and materials)
- (reflexive) to mingle
Conjugation
editinfinitive | mengen | ||||
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present participle | mengend | ||||
past participle | gemengt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich menge | wir mengen | i | ich menge | wir mengen |
du mengst | ihr mengt | du mengest | ihr menget | ||
er mengt | sie mengen | er menge | sie mengen | ||
preterite | ich mengte | wir mengten | ii | ich mengte1 | wir mengten1 |
du mengtest | ihr mengtet | du mengtest1 | ihr mengtet1 | ||
er mengte | sie mengten | er mengte1 | sie mengten1 | ||
imperative | meng (du) menge (du) |
mengt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editLuxembourgish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old High German meinen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmengen (third-person singular present mengt, past participle gemengt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to mean; to intend
- Wann ech dat soen, mengen ech et och.
- When I say that, I mean it.
- to think; to believe; to be of the opinion that
- Ech hu gemengt, datt et schonn ze spéit wier.
- I thought it was already too late.
- to say; to comment
- Hien huet gemengt, dat wier eng domm Iddi.
- He said it was a stupid idea.
Conjugation
editRegular | ||
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infinitive | mengen | |
participle | gemengt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | mengen | — |
2nd singular | mengs | meng |
3rd singular | mengt | — |
1st plural | mengen | — |
2nd plural | mengt | mengt |
3rd plural | mengen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editmengen
- first-person singular possessive pronoun, dative case, plural object: my
- Ech wunnen nach bei mengen Elteren.
- I still live with my parents.
See also
editnominative / accusative | dative | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
1st person singular | mäin | meng | mäin | meng | mengem | menger | mengem | mengen |
2nd person singular (informal) | däin | deng | däin | deng | dengem | denger | dengem | dengen |
2nd person singular (formal) | Ären | Är | Äert | Är | Ärem | Ärer | Ärem | Ären |
3rd person singular (m/n) | säin | seng | säin | seng | sengem | senger | sengem | sengen |
3rd person singular (f) | hiren | hir | hiert | hir | hirem | hirer | hirem | hiren |
1st person plural | eisen | eis | eist | eis | eisem | eiser | eisem | eisen |
2nd person plural | ären | är | äert | är | ärem | ärer | ärem | ären |
3rd person plural | hiren | hir | hiert | hir | hirem | hirer | hirem | hiren |
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *mengen, from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan.
Verb
editmengen
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “menghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mengen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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