aangaan

From Dutch aangaan. Senses 3 and 4 appear to be loan translations of English go on.

aangaan (present gaan aan, present participle aangaande, past participle aangegaan)

1. to concern; to be a concern to; to be someone’s business

   Moenie in dinge inmeng wat jou nie aangaan nie.

   Don’t interfere in things that don’t concern you.

2. to start; to turn on

   Die lig gaan nie aan nie.

   The light won’t turn on.

3. to continue; to go on

   Hulle dink alles sal aangaan soos altyd.

   They think everything will go on as ever.

4. to happen; to be going on

   Wat gaan hier aan?

   What is going on here?

From Middle Dutch āengâan, from Old Dutch anagān. Equivalent to aan +‎ gaan. Compare German angehen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːŋɣaːn/

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• Hyphenation: aan‧gaan

aangaan

1. (transitive) to be a concern to, to concern

   Mijn doen en laten gaat jou helemaal niets aan.

   My comings and goings are not your concern at all.

2. (transitive) to enter (into something), to begin (something)

   Ze ging een contract aan met het bedrijf.

   She entered into a contract with the company.

3. (intransitive) to start, to turn on (of a machine or device, or lights)

   De computer wilde maar niet aangaan. Bleek dat de stekker niet in het stopcontact zat.

   The computer just wouldn't start. Turns out the plug wasn't plugged into the power outlet.

4. (transitive, in early Dutch impersonal, obsolete) to befall, to happen to
5. (transitive, obsolete) to go to (someone), to approach (someone)

• Afrikaans: aangaan

• gaan aan