tergen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tergen, from Old Dutch *tergen, from Proto-West Germanic *targijan, from Proto-Germanic *targijaną. Cognate with German Low German targen, English tarry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ter‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɛrɣən

Verb

tergen

1. (transitive) to anger, to aggravate
2. (transitive) to irritate, to annoy

   Synonym: irriteren

3. (transitive) to rouse, to provoke
4. (transitive, obsolete) to torment, to plague, to bother

   Synonyms: kwellen, plagen

Declension

Conjugation of tergen (weak)
infinitive	tergen
past singular	tergde
past participle	getergd
infinitive	tergen
gerund	tergen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	terg	tergde
2nd person sing. (jij)	tergt, terg2	tergde
2nd person sing. (u)	tergt	tergde
2nd person sing. (gij)	tergt	tergde
3rd person singular	tergt	tergde
plural	tergen	tergden
subjunctive sing.1	terge	tergde
subjunctive plur.1	tergen	tergden
imperative sing.	terg
imperative plur.1	tergt
participles	tergend	getergd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• hemeltergend
• tergachtig
• tergelijk
• terging

Descendants

• Afrikaans: terg
• → Aukan: teligi
• → Saramaccan: teegi