zien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).
Originally a class 5 strong verb, but the Germanic *h was lost from the infinitive and present tense forms through syncope in Old Dutch. However, it alternated with *g in the past tense through Grammatischer Wechsel, and this remained.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zin/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: zien
- Rhymes: -in
Verb
zien
- (transitive) to see
- Ik zie jouw kat! ― I see your cat!
- Laat je nieuwe schoenen eens zien. ― Let me see your new shoes.
Inflection
| Conjugation of zien (strong class 5, irregular) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zien | |||
| past singular | zag | |||
| past participle | gezien | |||
| infinitive | zien | |||
| gerund | zien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zie | zag | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ziet | zag | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ziet | zag | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ziet | zaagt | ||
| 3rd person singular | ziet | zag | ||
| plural | zien | zagen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zie | zage | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zien | zagen | ||
| imperative sing. | zie | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ziet | |||
| participles | ziend | gezien | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Yola
Alternative forms
Verb
zien
- present participle of zey
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 9:
- Zien, "a blaak vall, a blaak vall, Ich meigh vella knew,
- Saying "a black fall, a black fall——I might well have known,
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129
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