vermogen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch vermogen. The noun represents a nominalization of the verb. By surface analysis, ver- + mogen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vermogen n (plural vermogens, diminutive vermogentje n)
- ability, power, capacity
- Zijn vermogen tot aanpassen is beperkt.
- His ability to adapt is limited.
- Antonym: onvermogen
- (physics) power
- Deze koelkast verbruikt een vermogen van 100 W.
- This refrigerator consumes 100 W.
- Deze koelkast verbruikt een vermogen van 100 W.
- fortune (large sum of money)
- Synonyms: fortuin, godsvermogen
- Dat huis kostte een vermogen.
- That house cost a fortune.
- (economics) wealth, fortune, property
- Hij liet zijn hele vermogen na aan het Rode Kruis.
- He left his entire fortune to the Red Cross.
- Hij liet zijn hele vermogen na aan het Rode Kruis.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: vermoogen, vermogen
- → Indonesian: daya (“power (physics)”, literally “ability”) (semantic loan)
Verb
[edit]vermogen
- (rare, formal) to be able to do, to be able to achieve
- Ik vermag er niets tegen.
- I can't do anything about it.
- Wat muziek al niet vermag...
- The things music can do...
- Ik vermag er niets tegen.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of vermogen (preterite-present, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vermogen | |||
| past singular | vermocht | |||
| past participle | vermogen | |||
| infinitive | vermogen | |||
| gerund | vermogen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vermag | vermocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vermag | vermocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vermag | vermocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vermoogt | vermocht | ||
| 3rd person singular | vermag | vermocht | ||
| plural | vermogen | vermochten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vermoge | vermochte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vermogen | vermochten | ||
| imperative sing. | vermag | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vermoogt | |||
| participles | vermogend | vermogen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: vermag
Participle
[edit]vermogen
- past participle of vermogen
Declension
[edit]| Declension of vermogen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vermogen | |||
| inflected | vermogen | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vermogen | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vermogen | ||
| n. sing. | vermogen | |||
| plural | vermogen | |||
| definite | vermogen | |||
| partitive | vermogens | |||
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