aangaan

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aangaan. Senses 3 and 4 appear to be loan translations of English go on.

Verb

aangaan (present gaan aan, present participle aangaande, past participle aangegaan)

  1. to concern; to be a concern to; to be someone’s business
    Moenie in dinge inmeng wat jou nie aangaan nie.
    Don’t interfere in things that don’t concern you.
  2. to start; to turn on
    Die lig gaan nie aan nie.
    The light won’t turn on.
  3. to continue; to go on
    Hulle dink alles sal aangaan soos altyd.
    They think everything will go on as ever.
  4. to happen; to be going on
    Wat gaan hier aan?
    What is going on here?

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch āengâan, from Old Dutch anagān. Equivalent to aan + gaan. Compare German angehen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːŋɣaːn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aan‧gaan

Verb

aangaan

  1. (transitive) to be a concern to, to concern
    Mijn doen en laten gaat jou helemaal niets aan.
    My comings and goings are not your concern at all.
  2. (transitive) to enter (into something), to begin (something)
    Ze ging een contract aan met het bedrijf.
    She entered into a contract with the company.
  3. (intransitive) to start, to turn on (of a machine or device, or lights)
    De computer wilde maar niet aangaan. Bleek dat de stekker niet in het stopcontact zat.
    The computer just wouldn't start. Turns out the plug wasn't plugged into the power outlet.
  4. (transitive, in early Dutch impersonal, obsolete) to befall, to happen to
  5. (transitive, obsolete) to go to (someone), to approach (someone)

Inflection

Inflection of aangaan (strong class 7, irregular, separable)
infinitive aangaan
past singular ging aan
past participle aangegaan
infinitive aangaan
gerund aangaan n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular ga aanging aanaangaaanging
2nd person sing. (jij) gaat aanging aanaangaataanging
2nd person sing. (u) gaat aanging aanaangaataanging
2nd person sing. (gij) gaat aangingt aanaangaataangingt
3rd person singular gaat aanging aanaangaataanging
plural gaan aangingen aanaangaanaangingen
subjunctive sing.1 ga aanginge aanaangaaanginge
subjunctive plur.1 gaan aangingen aanaangaanaangingen
imperative sing. ga aan
imperative plur.1 gaat aan
participles aangaandaangegaan
1) Archaic.

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