menen
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See also: měněn
Pronunciation
Verb
menen
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Pronunciation
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
Verb
menen
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, volume 35, , pages 215-230
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
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
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
Mokilese demonstratives
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.
Verb
mēnen
Inflection
| infinitive | mēnen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | mēno, mēnon | mēnida |
| 2nd person singular | mēnis, mēnist | mēnidos |
| 3rd person singular | mēnit | mēnida |
| 1st person plural | mēnen | mēnidun |
| 2nd person plural | mēnit | mēnidut |
| 3rd person plural | mēnent | mēnidun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | mēne | mēnidi |
| 2nd person singular | mēnes, mēnest | mēnidis |
| 3rd person singular | mēne | mēnidi |
| 1st person plural | mēnen | mēnidin |
| 2nd person plural | mēnet | mēnidit |
| 3rd person plural | mēnen | mēnidin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | mēni | |
| plural | mēnit | |
| participle | present | past |
| mēnendi | mēnit, gimēnit | |
Conjugation of mēnen (weak class 1)
Descendants
Further reading
- “mēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Verb
menen
- inflection of menar:
Noun
menen
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