zien

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See also: Zień and žien

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to see, notice).

Originally a class 5 strong verb, but the Germanic *h was lost from the infinitive and present tense forms through syncope in Old Dutch. However, it alternated with *g in the past tense through Grammatischer Wechsel, and this remained.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zin/
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  • Hyphenation: zien
  • Rhymes: -in

Verb

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zien

  1. (transitive) to see
    Ik zie jouw kat!I see your cat!
    Laat je nieuwe schoenen eens zien.Let me see your new shoes.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of zien (strong class 5, irregular)
infinitive zien
past singular zag
past participle gezien
infinitive zien
gerund zien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zie zag
2nd person sing. (jij) ziet, zie2 zag
2nd person sing. (u) ziet zag
2nd person sing. (gij) ziet zaagt
3rd person singular ziet zag
plural zien zagen
subjunctive sing.1 zie zage
subjunctive plur.1 zien zagen
imperative sing. zie
imperative plur.1 ziet
participles ziend gezien
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: sien
  • Javindo: sien, siet
  • Jersey Dutch: zîn, zîne

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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zien

  1. present participle of zey
    • 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 9:
      Zien, "a blaak vall, a blaak vall, Ich meigh vella knew,
      Saying "a black fall, a black fall——I might well have known,

References

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  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129