vagen

See also: vägen, vågen, and Vågen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vâgen, from Old Dutch *fāgon, from Proto-West Germanic *fāgōn, from Proto-Germanic *fēgōną. Closely related to modern Dutch vegen, which shows a different ablaut vowel.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

vagen

1. to sweep
2. to brush
3. to clean

Conjugation

Conjugation of vagen (weak)
infinitive	vagen
past singular	vaagde
past participle	gevaagd
infinitive	vagen
gerund	vagen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vaag	vaagde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vaagt, vaag2	vaagde
2nd person sing. (u)	vaagt	vaagde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vaagt	vaagde
3rd person singular	vaagt	vaagde
plural	vagen	vaagden
subjunctive sing.1	vage	vaagde
subjunctive plur.1	vagen	vaagden
imperative sing.	vaag
imperative plur.1	vaagt
participles	vagend	gevaagd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• wegvagen

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

vagen

1. inflection of vage:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural