neergaan

Dutch

Etymology

neer (down) + gaan (to go)

Pronunciation

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Verb

neergaan

  1. to go down, to descend
    De wedstrijd begint zodra de vlag neergaat
    The race starts as soon as the flag goes down
  2. to get knocked out
    De bokser is tijdens de wedstrijd drie keer neergegeaan
    The boxer got knocked down three times during the match

Inflection

Inflection 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 neerging neerneerganeerging
2nd person sing. (jij) gaat neerging neerneergaatneerging
2nd person sing. (u) gaat neerging neerneergaatneerging
2nd person sing. (gij) gaat neergingt neerneergaatneergingt
3rd person singular gaat neerging neerneergaatneerging
plural gaan neergingen neerneergaanneergingen
subjunctive sing.1 ga neerginge neerneerganeerginge
subjunctive plur.1 gaan neergingen neerneergaanneergingen
imperative sing. ga neer
imperative plur.1 gaat neer
participles neergaandneergegaan
1) Archaic.
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