mögen

Betekenis

1. (preterite-present,transitive) to like (something or someone)
2. (preterite-present,transitive) would like; to want (something)
3. (intransitive,preterite-present) would like; to want
4. (auxiliary,preterite-present) to want to; would like to; to wish to
5. (auxiliary,colloquial,preterite-present) to want; would like (similar to möchte)
6. (auxiliary,preterite-present) may (as a concession)
7. (auxiliary,preterite-present) may; might; could (expresses an uncertain possibility)
8. (auxiliary,preterite-present) to be hesitant to (do something)
9. (auxiliary,preterite-present) may; be (paraphrases the optative).
10. (modal,obsolete,preterite-present) to be able to, can

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmøːɡən/

Etymologie

From Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.
Compare Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan), Serbo-Croatian moći, Bulgarian мога (moga).

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