doen

Significat

Verb

1. (transitive) to do
2. (transitive) to put
3. (auxiliary) to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
4. (ditransitive,informal) to give, serve, bring
5. (informal,transitive) to do, to have sex with someone
6. to touch a nerve; to strike a chord in
7. (sometimes) to be different; to make a difference
8. (informal) to behave or act in some way
9. Used as the finite verb after the fronting of an infinitive.

Noun

routine

Adv

Obsolete form of toen.

Conj

Obsolete form of toen.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dun/

Etimologia

From Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t.

Sents

De vraag is hoe daar wat aan te doen .

Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you to consider how to overcome that obstacle.

U ziet dat er nog heel veel te doen is .

As we can see, there is still much work to be done.

Wij moeten en kunnen voorstellen doen .

We must put forward proposals and these proposals can be put forward.

Jullie draaien dat helemaal om en jullie weten wat jullie doen !

You are turning the thing on its head, and you know what you are doing.

Dat zal onze reputatie veel goed doen .

It will do our reputation a great deal of good.

Voorlopig hebben we nog ons eigen werk te doen .

For the present we have our own job to do.

Voor geld kun je de duivel doen dansen .

For money, you can make the devil dance.

De geschiedenis is in de eerste plaats gewoon datgene wat mensen doen .

History is first and foremost just what people do.