jongen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ŋə(n)/ Hyphenation: jon‧gen Rhymes: -ɔŋən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch jongen, dative/accusative form of jonge, a nominal use of jong (“young”). Cognate with German Junge (“boy”). ==== Noun ==== jongen m (plural jongens, diminutive jongetje n) a boy, any male child Synonyms: knaap, knul De jongen speelt in de tuin met zijn bal. ― The boy is playing in the garden with his ball. (in the plural) members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit (informal, used in the plural, used in the vocative) Informal term used to address multiple children of masculine or mixed gender; kids, guys (may be considered insufficiently gender-inclusive) Kom op, jongens, laten we naar buiten gaan en spelen! ― Come on, kids/guys, let's go outside and play! (colloquial, used in the vocative) Colloquial term used by men to address other familiar men; mate, dude, bro Hé, jongens, hoe gaat het vandaag? ― Hey, mates/dudes/bros, how's it going today? (familiar) a male servant, especially but not exclusively a younger one (using it for older men may be dated and offensive) Synonym: boy De rijke koopman had een jongen die hem hielp bij zijn dagelijkse taken. ― The wealthy merchant had a male servant who assisted him with his daily tasks. (familiar) a male trainee or newcomer in a job De nieuwe medewerker is nog maar een jongen in het vak, dus we moeten hem nog veel leren. ― The new employee is still a trainee in the job, so we have to teach him a lot. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Jersey Dutch: jonge → Indonesian: jongos → Javanese: ꦗꦺꦴꦔꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (jongos) → Malay: nyong → Sranan Tongo: yongu ===== See also ===== gast knaap knul kerel vent zoon === Etymology 2 === From jong +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== jongen (intransitive) to give birth, to have offspring, i.e. to deliver one or more young (figuratively, intransitive) to multiply, grow ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== baren, verwekken, werpen (species-specific) kalveren, lammeren === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== jongen plural of jong == Luxembourgish == === Adjective === jongen inflection of jong: strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular weak dative masculine/neuter singular strong/weak dative plural