afgeven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch avegeven, from Proto-Germanic *abagebaną; equivalent to af + geven. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌxeːvə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: af‧ge‧ven
Verb
afgeven
- (transitive) to hand off, hand over, deliver
- (transitive, intransitive) to give off when touched
- (intransitive) to rant, to voice criticism [with op ‘about’]
- (intransitive, Belgium) to give up, to forfeit
- Synonym: opgeven
- (transitive) to secrete, to emit
Conjugation
| Conjugation of afgeven (strong class 5, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | afgeven | |||
| past singular | gaf af | |||
| past participle | afgegeven | |||
| infinitive | afgeven | |||
| gerund | afgeven n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | geef af | gaf af | afgeef | afgaf |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | geeft af, geef af2 | gaf af | afgeeft | afgaf |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | geeft af | gaf af | afgeeft | afgaf |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | geeft af | gaaft af | afgeeft | afgaaft |
| 3rd person singular | geeft af | gaf af | afgeeft | afgaf |
| plural | geven af | gaven af | afgeven | afgaven |
| subjunctive sing.1 | geve af | gave af | afgeve | afgave |
| subjunctive plur.1 | geven af | gaven af | afgeven | afgaven |
| imperative sing. | geef af | |||
| imperative plur.1 | geeft af | |||
| participles | afgevend | afgegeven | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- afgeefster
- afgever
- afgeving
- afgifte
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: afgee