"achternagaan" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɑx.tərˈnaːˌɣaːn/ Audio: nl-achternagaan.ogg
Etymology: From achterna (“after, behind”) + gaan (“to go”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|achterna|gaan|t1=after, behind|t2=to go}} achterna (“after, behind”) + gaan (“to go”) Head templates: {{nl-verb}} achternagaan Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|ga|ging|gaan|ga|aux=zijn|class=7|sep=achterna}} Forms: irregular separable strong [table-tags], achternagaan [infinitive], achternagaan [gerund, neuter], ga achterna [first-person, main-clause, present, singular], ging achterna [first-person, main-clause, past, singular], achternaga [first-person, present, singular, subordinate-clause], achternaging [first-person, past, singular, subordinate-clause], gaat achterna [main-clause, present, second-person, singular], ga achterna [main-clause, present, second-person, singular], ging achterna [main-clause, past, second-person, singular], achternagaat [present, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], achternaging [past, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], gaat achterna [formal, main-clause, present, second-person, singular], ging achterna [formal, main-clause, past, second-person, singular], achternagaat [formal, present, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], achternaging [formal, past, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], gaat achterna [Flanders, colloquial, main-clause, present, second-person, singular], gaat achterna [archaic, formal, main-clause, majestic, present, second-person, singular], gingt achterna [Flanders, colloquial, main-clause, past, second-person, singular], gingt achterna [archaic, formal, main-clause, majestic, past, second-person, singular], achternagaat [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], achternagaat [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], achternagingt [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], achternagingt [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause], gaat achterna [main-clause, present, singular, third-person], ging achterna [main-clause, past, singular, third-person], achternagaat [present, singular, subordinate-clause, third-person], achternaging [past, singular, subordinate-clause, third-person], gaan achterna [main-clause, plural, present], gingen achterna [main-clause, past, plural], achternagaan [plural, present, subordinate-clause], achternagingen [past, plural, subordinate-clause], ga achterna [archaic, main-clause, present, singular, subjunctive], ginge achterna [archaic, main-clause, past, singular, subjunctive], achternaga [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive, subordinate-clause], achternaginge [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive, subordinate-clause], gaan achterna [archaic, main-clause, plural, present, subjunctive], gingen achterna [archaic, main-clause, past, plural, subjunctive], achternagaan [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive, subordinate-clause], achternagingen [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive, subordinate-clause], ga achterna [imperative, main-clause, present, singular], gaat achterna [archaic, imperative, main-clause, plural, present], achternagaand [main-clause, participle, present], achternagegaan [main-clause, participle, past]
  1. to run after, to go after
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      "form": "achternagingen",
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        "subordinate-clause"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subordinate-clause"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achternaginge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subordinate-clause"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaan achterna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "main-clause",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gingen achterna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "main-clause",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achternagaan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "subordinate-clause"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achternagingen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subordinate-clause"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga achterna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "main-clause",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaat achterna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "main-clause",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achternagaand",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "main-clause",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achternagegaan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "main-clause",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "achternagaan",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ach",
        "ter",
        "na",
        "gaan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ging",
        "3": "gaan",
        "4": "ga",
        "aux": "zijn",
        "class": "7",
        "sep": "achterna"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch adverb-verb compound verbs",
        "Dutch class 7 strong verbs",
        "Dutch compound terms",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch irregular strong verbs",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch separable verbs",
        "Dutch separable verbs with achterna",
        "Dutch verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to run after, to go after"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "run after",
          "run after"
        ],
        [
          "go after",
          "go after"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɑx.tərˈnaːˌɣaːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "nl-achternagaan.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/Nl-achternagaan.ogg/Nl-achternagaan.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Nl-achternagaan.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "achternagaan"
}

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