aangaan

== Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === angaan (Western Cape) angaat (Cape Afrikaans) angan (Western Cape) angat (Cape Afrikaans) === Etymology === From Dutch aangaan. Senses 3 and 4 appear to be loan translations of English go on. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːn.χɑːn/ === Verb === aangaan (present gaan aan, present participle aangaande, past participle aangegaan) to concern; to be a concern to; to be someone’s business to start; to turn on to continue; to go on to happen; to be going on == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch āengâan, from Old Dutch anagān. Equivalent to aan +‎ gaan. Compare German angehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːŋɣaːn/ Hyphenation: aan‧gaan === Verb === aangaan (transitive) to be a concern to, to concern (transitive) to enter (into something), to begin (something) (intransitive) to start, to turn on (of a machine or device, or lights) (transitive, in early Dutch impersonal, obsolete) to befall, to happen to (transitive, obsolete) to go to (someone), to approach (someone) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: aangaan === Anagrams === gaan aan