zien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, 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/
- Rhymes: -in
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Inflection
| Inflection 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
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sien
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