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menen

See also: měněn

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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menen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of menar

Chungli Ao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Naga *m-njan. Cognates are difficult to find, but Bruhn finds Northeastern Chin cognates (like Tedim Chin nin (“dirty”)).

Verb

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menen

  1. to be dirty, unclean
  2. to make dirty
  3. to sin

Further reading

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  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 83, 228
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 57

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.nə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧nen
  • Rhymes: -eːnən

Verb

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menen

  1. to think; to have an opinion or assumption
    Synonym: denken
    Hij meent dat hij recht heeft op meer salaris. ― He is of the opinion that he deserves more salary.
    Ik meen me zoiets te herinneren. ― I think I remember something to that effect.
  2. to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in)
    Synonym: serieus bedoelen
    De excuses waren niet gemeend. ― The apologies were not sincere.
    Meen je dat nou? ― Are you serious?
  3. (archaic) to mean (to refer to; to have in mind)
    Synonym: bedoelen
  4. (archaic) to mean (to convey; to want to say)
    Synonym: bedoelen
  5. (obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)
    Synonyms: betekenen, heten

Conjugation

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Conjugation of menen (weak)
infinitive menen
past singular meende
past participle gemeend
infinitive menen
gerund menen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular meen meende
2nd person sing. (jij) meent, meen2 meende
2nd person sing. (u) meent meende
2nd person sing. (gij) meent meende
3rd person singular meent meende
plural menen meenden
subjunctive sing.1 mene meende
subjunctive plur.1 menen meenden
imperative sing. meen
imperative plur.1 meent
participles menend gemeend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: meen
  • → Papiamentu: mèn, men
  • →? Saramaccan: méni

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Verb

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menen

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mennä

Fula

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Pronoun

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menen (Pular)

  1. first person plural exclusive;emphatic pronoun we, us

Dialectal variants

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References

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Verb

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mênen

  1. to mean, to signify
  2. to intend
  3. to mean, to stand for
  4. to think, to be of the opinion

Inflection

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Conjugation of mênen (weak)
infinitive base form mênen
genitive mênens
dative mênene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular mêne — mêne —
2nd person singular mêens, mênes — mêens, mênes —
3rd person singular mêent, mênet — mêne —
1st person plural mênen — mênen —
2nd person plural mêent, mênet — mêent, mênet —
3rd person plural mênen — mênen —
imperative
singular mêen, mêne
plural mêent, mênet
present past
participle mênende —

Alternative forms

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English mǣnan (“mean, intend; lament”).

Verb

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menen

  1. to intend, to mean to indicate or signify
  2. to intend, to mean to do something, or that something will be the case; to plan
  3. to say, to express
  4. to remember; to recall or bear in mind
  5. to advise or admonish or remind (someone of something)
  6. to complain of, to lament
  7. to lament, to mourn (for)
  8. to pity, to comfort

Etymology 2

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    From Old French mener (“lead”).

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    Verb

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    menen

    1. to direct or guide (one's horse or oneself)
    2. (reflexive) to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)

    Mokilese

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    Etymology

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    By surface analysis, -men (animate noun classifier/indefinite marker) +‎ -en (2nd person singular demonstrative suffix).

    Determiner

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    menen

    1. that (animate noun near the speaker)

    Usage notes

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    Menen is used only when talking about animate nouns that are nearer to the listener than to the speaker.

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    Mokilese demonstratives
    general animate long piece plural
    1st person
    (near speaker)     		oawe mene pase kije pwiai, pwiak
    2nd person
    (near hearer)     		oawen menen pasen kijen pwian
    3rd person
    (near neither speaker nor hearer)     		oawo meno paso kijo pwiok

    References

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    • Harrison, Sheldon P. (1976), Mokilese Reference Grammar‎[3], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii

    Old Dutch

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

    Verb

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    mēnen

    1. to mean, to intend

    Inflection

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    Conjugation of mēnen (weak class 1)
    infinitive mēnen
    indicative present past
    1st person singular mēno, mēnon mēnida
    2nd person singular mēnis mēnidos
    3rd person singular mēnit mēnida
    1st person plural mēnun mēnidon
    2nd person plural mēnit mēnidot
    3rd person plural mēnunt mēnidon
    subjunctive present past
    1st person singular mēne mēnidi
    2nd person singular mēnis mēnidis
    3rd person singular mēne mēnidi
    1st person plural mēnin mēnidin
    2nd person plural mēnit mēnidit
    3rd person plural mēnin mēnidin
    imperative present
    singular mēni
    plural mēnit
    participle present past
    mēnendi mēnit, gimēnit

    Descendants

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    Further reading

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    • “mēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

    Spanish

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    Verb

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    menen

    1. inflection of menar:
      1. third-person plural present subjunctive
      2. third-person plural imperative

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    Noun

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    menen

    1. definite plural of men
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