tegen

See also: tegen-

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tegen, tjegen, from te jegen, the latter from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also jegens.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteːɣə(n)/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: te‧gen
Rhymes: -eːɣən

Preposition

tegen

against
Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.
They protested against the new policy.

Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.
He took medicine against his headache.
to, towards
Ze liep tegen de deur aan.
She walked towards the door.

De kat rende tegen het raam.
The cat ran towards the window.

lief tegen iemand doen ― to act friendly towards someone

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of tegen

preposition	tegen
postpositional adv.	tegen
+ het (it)	ertegen
+ dit (this)	hiertegen
+ dat (that)	daartegen
+ wat (what)	waartegen
+ iets (something)	ergens tegen
+ niets (nothing)	nergens tegen
+ alles (everything)	overal tegen

Synonyms

entegen (obsolete)

Derived terms

nouns

adjectives

verbs

adverbs

integendeel

prepositions

tegenover

phrases

tegen de vlakte

Descendants

Afrikaans: teen
Negerhollands: tegen, teegen
Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen
→ Caribbean Javanese: tékhe

Anagrams

neegt

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English teon, also teohhian, teohgian (“to determine, intend, propose; consider, think, judge, estimate”).

Verb

tegen (third-person singular simple present tegeth, present participle tegende, tegynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teged)

To ordain, fix, decree
- Heu michi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est; wumme þat ich shal wunien on uncuðe erde, and þat min biwist is teged here swo longe. — Trinity Homilies, 1225

References

Middle English Dictionary

Swedish

Noun

tegen

definite singular of teg

Anagrams

geten