zagen

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaːɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: za‧gen
• Rhymes: -aːɣən

From Middle Dutch sagen. Equivalent to zaag (“saw”) +‎ -en.

zagen

1. to saw
2. (Belgium, Brabant) to nag, to speak in an annoying tone, to repeat oneself ad nauseam

   Synonyms: zeiken, zemelen, (West Flanders) neuten, zeuren

Conjugation of zagen (weak)
infinitive	zagen
past singular	zaagde
past participle	gezaagd
infinitive	zagen
gerund	zagen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zaag	zaagde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zaagt, zaag2	zaagde
2nd person sing. (u)	zaagt	zaagde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zaagt	zaagde
3rd person singular	zaagt	zaagde
plural	zagen	zaagden
subjunctive sing.1	zage	zaagde
subjunctive plur.1	zagen	zaagden
imperative sing.	zaag
imperative plur.1	zaagt
participles	zagend	gezaagd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• Afrikaans: saag
  • → Fanagalo: saga
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sagi
• → Sranan Tongo: sa, seki
  • → Lokono: sekidin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

zagen

1. plural of zaag

zagen

1. inflection of zien:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

From Middle High German zagen, from Old High German erzagēn, with further origin unclear. Often assumed to be from a hypothetical Old High German *aʒ-agēn and Proto-Germanic *at-agēn, with an incorrect separation of *at (“at”). *agēn (“fear”) would be related to Proto-Germanic *agaz (“fear, dread”) and thus be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos (“distress”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”), whence English awe, Sanskrit अघ (agha, “bad, evil”), and Ancient Greek ἄχος (ákhos, “distress, pain”).

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• Rhymes: -aːɡn̩

zagen (weak, third-person singular present zagt, past tense zagte, past participle gezagt, auxiliary haben)

1. to hesitate, to be apprehensive

   Synonyms: bangen, zögern

   Antonym: wagen

   • 1913, Joachim Ringelnatz, “Durch das Schlüsselloch eines Lebens”, in Erzählungen‎^[1]:

     Ein Neger mit Gazelle zagt im Regen nie. [a palindrome]

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   • 1776, Gottfried August Bürger, “Die Myrmidonen”, in Das Lied vom braven Manne‎^[2]:

     Hallo! Hallo! Frischauf gewagt! / Hoch hielt der Graf den Preis empor. / Ein jeder hört's, doch jeder zagt, / Aus Tausenden tritt keiner vor. / Vergebens durchheulte, mit Weib und Kind, / Der Zöllner nach Rettung den Strom und Wind.

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   • 8 CE, Publius Ovidius Naso, “Die Myrmidonen”, in Metamorphosen‎^[3]:

     Ich zagte vor Angst, und die Glieder / Schauderten mir, und es sträubte das Haar.

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• Zagen

• “zagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “zagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “zagen” in Duden online
• “zagen” in OpenThesaurus.de