getuigen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈtœy̯ɣə(n)/
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch getugen, from Old Dutch *gitiugon. Equivalent to getuige + -en.
Verb
getuigen
- (intransitive) to testify, bear witness, give testimony, especially in court
- Getuigen van Jehova kloppen overal aan om te getuigen van Gods woord.
- Jehova's Witnesses knock on every door to bear witness of God's Word.
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- (transitive) to prove, make apparent
Inflection
| Inflection of getuigen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | getuigen | |||
| past singular | getuigde | |||
| past participle | getuigd | |||
| infinitive | getuigen | |||
| gerund | getuigen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | getuig | getuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| 3rd person singular | getuigt | getuigde | ||
| plural | getuigen | getuigden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | getuige | getuigde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | getuigen | getuigden | ||
| imperative sing. | getuig | |||
| imperative plur.1 | getuigt | |||
| participles | getuigend | getuigd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
(testify):
(make apparent):
Derived terms
- getuigenis
- getuiging
- getuigschrift
Etymology 2
See etymology on the main entry.
Noun
getuigen
- Plural form of getuige
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