jongen

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ŋə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: jon‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋən

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch jongen, dative/accusative form of jonge, a nominal use of jong (“young”). Cognate with German Junge (“boy”).

Noun[edit]

jongen m (plural jongens, diminutive jongetje n)

  1. A boy, any male child.
    De jongen speelt in de tuin met zijn bal.
    The boy is playing in the garden with his ball.
  2. (in the plural) Members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit.
  3. (informal, used in the plural, used in the vocative) Informal term used to address multiple children of masculine or mixed gender; kids, guys (may be considered insufficiently gender-inclusive).
    Kom op, jongens, laten we naar buiten gaan en spelen!
    Come on, kids/guys, let's go outside and play!
  4. (colloquial, used in the vocative) Colloquial term used by men to address other familiar men; mate, dude, bro.
    Hé, jongens, hoe gaat het vandaag?
    Hey, mates/dudes/bros, how's it going today?
  5. (familiar) A male servant, especially but not exclusively a younger one (using it for older men may be dated and offensive).
    Synonym: boy
    De rijke koopman had een jongen die hem hielp bij zijn dagelijkse taken.
    The wealthy merchant had a male servant who assisted him with his daily tasks.
  6. (familiar) A male trainee or newcomer in a job.
    De nieuwe medewerker is nog maar een jongen in het vak, dus we moeten hem nog veel leren.
    The new employee is still a trainee in the job, so we have to teach him a lot.
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Descendants[edit]
  • Jersey Dutch: jonge
  • → Indonesian: jongos
  • → Javanese: ꦗꦺꦴꦔꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (jongos)
  • → Malay: nyong
  • → Sranan Tongo: yongu
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Etymology 2[edit]

From jong +‎ -en.

Verb[edit]

jongen

  1. (intransitive) To give birth, to have offspring, i.e. to deliver one or more young
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To multiply, grow
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of jongen (weak)
infinitive jongen
past singular jongde
past participle gejongd
infinitive jongen
gerund jongen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jong jongde
2nd person sing. (jij) jongt jongde
2nd person sing. (u) jongt jongde
2nd person sing. (gij) jongt jongde
3rd person singular jongt jongde
plural jongen jongden
subjunctive sing.1 jonge jongde
subjunctive plur.1 jongen jongden
imperative sing. jong
imperative plur.1 jongt
participles jongend gejongd
1) Archaic.
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Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

jongen

  1. plural of jong

Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

jongen

  1. inflection of jong:
    1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
    2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong/weak dative plural
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