Afgaan: Dutch verb conjugation
afgaan ging af afgegaan
to go off
/ˈɑfxaːn/
Conjugation of afgaan
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | ga af | ging af | ben afgegaan |
| jij, u | gaat af | ging af | bent afgegaan |
| hij, zij, het | gaat af | ging af | is afgegaan |
| wij, jullie, zij | gaan af | gingen af | zijn afgegaan |
- Past participle: afgegaan, with zijn.
- Afgaan is separable: in a main clause the prefix moves to the end, as in “ik ga af”. See where the prefix goes in other sentences.
Meaning in English
- to go off
- to go down
- to lose face
- (of a telephone) to ring
- to defecate
- to base oneself, to depend
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