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deugen

deugen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dōgen, from Old Dutch dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdøːɣə(n)/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: deu‧gen
Rhymes: -øːɣən

Verb

deugen

(intransitive) to be good, well-behaved, moral, etc.
Die corrupte agent deugt voor geen meter. ― That corrupt policeman is not at all morally upright.
(intransitive) to be of good quality, be reliable
De sloten van dat merken deugen. ― The locks of that brand are of good quality.

Usage notes

The first sense and particularly many of the terms deriving from that sense (see below) today have connotations of virtue signalling, particularly in right-wing populist discourse.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deugen (weak)
infinitive	deugen
past singular	deugde
past participle	gedeugd
infinitive	deugen
gerund	deugen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	deug	deugde
2nd person sing. (jij)	deugt, deug²	deugde
2nd person sing. (u)	deugt	deugde
2nd person sing. (gij)	deugt	deugde
3rd person singular	deugt	deugde
plural	deugen	deugden

subjunctive sing.¹	deuge	deugde
subjunctive plur.¹	deugen	deugden

imperative sing.	deug
imperative plur.¹	deugt

participles	deugend	gedeugd
¹⁾ Archaic. ²⁾ In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Related terms

deugd

Descendants

Afrikaans: deug
Negerhollands: deug, deeg