maaien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mâyen, from Old Dutch *māien, from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈmaːi̯ə(n)/
- Hyphenation: maai‧en
- Rhymes: -aːi̯ən
Verb
maaien
- to mow
- Hij maaide het gras elke week.
- He mowed the grass every week.
- Ik moet het gazon maaien voordat het te hoog wordt.
- I need to mow the lawn before it gets too high.
- Ze maaide het veld met een oude handmaaier.
- She mowed the field with an old push mower.
Inflection
| Inflection of maaien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | maaien | |||
| past singular | maaide | |||
| past participle | gemaaid | |||
| infinitive | maaien | |||
| gerund | maaien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | maai | maaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | maait | maaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | maait | maaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | maait | maaide | ||
| 3rd person singular | maait | maaide | ||
| plural | maaien | maaiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | maaie | maaide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | maaien | maaiden | ||
| imperative sing. | maai | |||
| imperative plur.1 | maait | |||
| participles | maaiend | gemaaid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- maaier
- maaimachine
Descendants
- Negerhollands: maej
- → Sranan Tongo: mai
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