"tegen" meaning in Dutch

See tegen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈteːɣə(n)/ Audio: Nl-tegen.ogg
Rhymes: -eːɣən 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|tegen}} Middle Dutch tegen, {{der|nl|odt|gegin}} Old Dutch gegin, {{der|nl|gmw-pro|*gagin}} Proto-West Germanic *gagin, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*gagin}} Proto-Germanic *gagin Head templates: {{head|nl|preposition}} tegen Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tegen [prepositional], tegen [adverb, postpositional], ertegen [error-unrecognized-form], hiertegen [error-unrecognized-form], daartegen [error-unrecognized-form], waartegen [error-unrecognized-form], ergens tegen [error-unrecognized-form], nergens tegen [error-unrecognized-form], overal tegen [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. against
    Sense id: en-tegen-nl-prep-pxjj6a76 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prepositions, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42
  2. to, towards
    Sense id: en-tegen-nl-prep-8Z5Bjywf Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entegen [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegencultuur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegendeel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenhanger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenspraak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenstander"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenstrijdigheid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegendraads"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegengesteld"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenovergesteld"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenstrijdig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegen de muur zetten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegengaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenhouden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenkomen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenspreken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "integendeel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenover"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegen de vlakte"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "teen"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: teen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: teen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "tegen",
            "3": "teegen"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: tegen, teegen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: tegen, teegen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "tagen"
          },
          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "tékhe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: tékhe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: tékhe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "tegen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch tegen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "gegin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch gegin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*gagin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *gagin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*gagin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *gagin",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-pronadv-table",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverb",
        "postpositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ertegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiertegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daartegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waartegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ergens tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nergens tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overal tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "tegen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧gen"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They protested against the new policy.",
          "text": "Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He took medicine against his headache.",
          "text": "Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "id": "en-tegen-nl-prep-pxjj6a76",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She walked towards the door.",
          "text": "Ze liep tegen de deur aan.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The cat ran towards the window.",
          "text": "De kat rende tegen het raam.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to act friendly towards someone",
          "text": "lief tegen iemand doen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, towards"
      ],
      "id": "en-tegen-nl-prep-8Z5Bjywf",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈteːɣə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-tegen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/Nl-tegen.ogg/Nl-tegen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Nl-tegen.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɣən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "entegen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tegen"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch prepositions",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːɣən",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːɣən/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tegencultuur"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegendeel"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenhanger"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenstander"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenstrijdigheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegendraads"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegengesteld"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenovergesteld"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenstrijdig"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegen de muur zetten"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegengaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenhouden"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenkomen"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenspreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "integendeel"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenover"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegen de vlakte"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "teen"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: teen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: teen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "tegen",
            "3": "teegen"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: tegen, teegen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: tegen, teegen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "tagen"
          },
          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "tékhe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: tékhe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: tékhe"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "tegen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch tegen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "gegin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch gegin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*gagin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *gagin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*gagin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *gagin",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-pronadv-table",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverb",
        "postpositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ertegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiertegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daartegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waartegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ergens tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nergens tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overal tegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "tegen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧gen"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They protested against the new policy.",
          "text": "Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He took medicine against his headache.",
          "text": "Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She walked towards the door.",
          "text": "Ze liep tegen de deur aan.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The cat ran towards the window.",
          "text": "De kat rende tegen het raam.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to act friendly towards someone",
          "text": "lief tegen iemand doen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, towards"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈteːɣə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-tegen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/Nl-tegen.ogg/Nl-tegen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Nl-tegen.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɣən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "entegen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tegen"
}

Download raw JSONL data for tegen meaning in Dutch (4.4kB)

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