menen
See also: měněn
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
menen
- third-person plural present indicative of menar
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.nə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: me‧nen
- Rhymes: -eːnən
Verb
menen
- to think; to have an opinion or assumption
- Synonym: denken
- Hij meent dat hij recht heeft op meer salaris. ― He is of the opinion that he deserves more salary.
- Ik meen me zoiets te herinneren. ― I think I remember something to that effect.
- to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in)
- (archaic) to mean (to refer to; to have in mind)
- Synonym: bedoelen
- (archaic) to mean (to convey; to want to say)
- Synonym: bedoelen
- (obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of menen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | menen | |||
| past singular | meende | |||
| past participle | gemeend | |||
| infinitive | menen | |||
| gerund | menen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | meen | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | meent, meen2 | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | meent | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | meent | meende | ||
| 3rd person singular | meent | meende | ||
| plural | menen | meenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | mene | meende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | menen | meenden | ||
| imperative sing. | meen | |||
| imperative plur.1 | meent | |||
| participles | menend | gemeend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- mening
- ongemeend
- vermenen
Descendants
Anagrams
Finnish
Verb
menen
- first-person singular present indicative of mennä
Fula
Pronoun
menen
Usage notes
- Used in Pular.
Dialectal variants
- minen (Liptaako, Maasina, Fouta-toro, Adamawa)
See also
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993) “A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, in Senri Ethnological Studies[1], volume 35, , pages 215-230
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb
mênen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “menen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “menen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English mǣnan (“mean, intend; lament”).
Verb
menen
- to intend, to mean to indicate or signify
- to intend, to mean to do something, or that something will be the case; to plan
- to say, to express
- to remember; to recall or bear in mind
- to advise or admonish or remind (someone of something)
- to complain of, to lament
- to lament, to mourn (for)
- to pity, to comfort
Etymology 2
From Old French mener (“lead”).
Alternative forms
Verb
menen
- to direct or guide (one's horse or oneself)
- (reflexive) to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)
Mokilese
Etymology
By surface analysis, -men (animate noun classifier/indefinite marker) + -en (2nd person singular demonstrative suffix)
Demonstrative
menen
- that (animate noun near the speaker)
Usage notes
Menen is used only when talking about animate nouns that are nearer to the listener than to the speaker.
See also
| general | animate | long | piece | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person (near speaker) |
oawe | mene | pase | kije | pwiai, pwiak |
| 2nd person (near hearer) |
oawen | menen | pasen | kijen | pwian |
| 3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer) |
oawo | meno | paso | kijo | pwiok |
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb
mēnen
Inflection
Conjugation of mēnen (weak class 1)
| infinitive | mēnen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | mēno, mēnon | mēnida |
| 2nd person singular | mēnis | mēnidos |
| 3rd person singular | mēnit | mēnida |
| 1st person plural | mēnun | mēnidon |
| 2nd person plural | mēnit | mēnidot |
| 3rd person plural | mēnunt | mēnidon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | mēne | mēnidi |
| 2nd person singular | mēnis | mēnidis |
| 3rd person singular | mēne | mēnidi |
| 1st person plural | mēnin | mēnidin |
| 2nd person plural | mēnit | mēnidit |
| 3rd person plural | mēnin | mēnidin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | mēni | |
| plural | mēnit | |
| participle | present | past |
| mēnendi | mēnit, gimēnit | |
Descendants
Further reading
- “mēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Spanish
Verb
menen
- inflection of menar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Noun
menen
- definite plural of men