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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гэ (gɛ).

Noun

ge (plural ges)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.

Anagrams

• EG, e.g., E&G, eg, e. g.

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /ɡɛ˧/

Particle

ge

1. Quotation-marking particle, placed at the end of a quote.

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 34

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/

Noun

ge inan

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Declension

Declension of ge (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	ge	gea	geak	geok
ergative	gek	geak	geek	geok
dative	geri	geari	geei	geoi
genitive	geren	gearen	geen	geon
comitative	gerekin	gearekin	geekin	geokin
causative	gerengatik	gearengatik	geengatik	geongatik
benefactive	gerentzat	gearentzat	geentzat	geontzat
instrumental	gez	geaz	geez	geotaz
innesive	getan	gean	geetan	geotan
locative	getako	geko	geetako	geotako
allative	getara	gera	geetara	geotara
terminative	getaraino	geraino	geetaraino	geotaraino
directive	getarantz	gerantz	geetarantz	geotarantz
destinative	getarako	gerako	geetarako	geotarako
ablative	getatik	getik	geetatik	geotatik
partitive	gerik	—	—	—
prolative	getzat	—	—	—

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒe]
• Rhymes: -e

Noun

ge f (plural ges)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Cebuano

Interjection

ge

1. (informal) short for sige

Dutch

Alternative forms

• gij

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣə/

• Audio:

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Pronoun

ge

1. (dialectal, colloquial) unstressed form of gij (“you”)

   Da ge bedankt zeet da witte!

   You know I'm thankful!

Usage notes

• See usage notes at gij

Declension

Dutch personal pronouns

	subject		object		possessive			reflexive	genitive5
singular	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	ik	'k1	mij	me	mijn	m'n1	mijne	me	mijner, mijns
2nd person	jij	je	jou	je	jouw	je	jouwe	je	jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u, zich7	uwer, uws
3rd person masculine	hij	ie1	hem	'm1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine	zij	ze	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	hare	zich	harer, haars
3rd person neuter	het	't1	het	't1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
3rd person gender-neutral8	hen	–	hen	–	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns
plural	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	wij	we	ons	–	ons, onze2	–	onze	ons	onzer, onzes
2nd person	jullie	je	jullie	je	jullie	je	–	je	–
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u, zich7	uwer, uws
3rd person	zij	ze	hen3, hun4	ze	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns

¹⁾ Not as common in written language.
²⁾ Inflected as an adjective.
³⁾ In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
⁴⁾ In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative).
⁵⁾ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
⁶⁾ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
⁷⁾ Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u, e.g. Meldt u zich aan! 'Log in!', and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular, e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt, e.g. Meld u aan! 'Log in!', where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise, both u and zich are equally possible, e.g. U meldt u/zich aan. 'You log in.'
⁸⁾ Not officially recognized in standard Dutch. It has gained popularity, especially in mainstream media and queer circles, as a respectful term for non-binary individuals.

Anagrams

• eg

East Central German

Etymology

Old High German io.

Adverb

ge

1. (Erzgebirgisch) ever

   von ge har

   ever since

2. (Erzgebirgisch) per
3. (Erzgebirgisch) the

Further reading

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 39

Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/
• Hyphenation: ge

Alternative forms

• Becomes g’ before a vowel (proclitic).

A g’andám edmān. ― We go there tomorrow.

La g’à parlê. ― She talked to them.

• Becomes -eg when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).

J-eg vān edmān. ― They go there tomorrow. (imperative, singular)

J-eg dān da fêr. ― They give her trouble.

• Becomes -g when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).

A-g vag edmān. ― I’m going there tomorrow. (imperative, plural)

A-g pôrt di munjêgi. ― I bring him some apricots.

Etymology 1

From Latin illī (nominative plural and dative singular of ille). Cognate with Catalan li and Italian gli.

Pronoun

ge (personal, dative case)

1. him, to him

   Al ge xîva njînta.

   He wasn’t saying anything to him.

2. her, to her
3. them, to them

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person		disjunctive (tonic)	nominative (subject)	accusative (direct complement)	dative (indirect complement)	reflexive	comitative (with)
singular	first		mè	a	me			mêg
	second		tè	et	te			têg
	third	m	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		f	lê	la
plural	first	m	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		f	nuētri
	second	m	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		f	vuētri
	third	m	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		f		el	li

Etymology 2

From Latin hīc (“here”). Cognate with Catalan hi, French y, Italian ci.

Pronoun

ge (adverbial, locative case)

1. here, in here
2. there, in there

   Al ge màt dèinter dl’akwa.

   He puts water in there.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keː/

Noun

ge n (genitive singular ges, plural ge)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Declension

n4	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ge	geið	ge	geini
accusative	ge	geið	ge	geini
dative	ge, gei	genum	geum	geunum
genitive	ges	gesins	gea	geanna

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) bókstavur; a / fyrra a, á, be, de, edd, e, eff, ge, há, i / fyrra i, í / fyrra í, jodd, ká, ell, emm, enn, o, ó, pe, err, ess, te, u, ú, ve, seinna i, seinna í, seinna a, ø

Ido

Etymology

From g +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/, /ɡɛ/

Noun

ge (plural ge-i)

1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

See also

• Latin script letter names: literi: a · be · ce · che · de · e · fe · ge · he · i · je · ke · le · me · ne · o · pe · que · re · se · she · te · u · ve · we · xe · ye · ze ^[edit]

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch gee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/, [ɡe]

Noun

gé (plural ge-ge)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Synonyms

• ji (Standard Malay)

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) huruf; a, be, ce, de, e, ef, ge, ha, i, je, ka, el, em, en, o, pe, ki, er, es, te, u, ve, we, eks, ye, zet

Further reading

• “ge”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

ge

1. The hiragana syllable げ (ge) or the katakana syllable ゲ (ge) in Hepburn romanization.