opgave

Danish

Etymology

Calque of German Aufgabe.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

opgave c (singular definite opgaven, plural indefinite opgaver)

  1. task

Declension
Declension of opgave
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opgave opgaven opgaver opgaverne
genitive opgaves opgavens opgavers opgavernes

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verbal noun of opgeven. By surface analysis, op (“up”) +‎ gave (“gift, giving”). The sense “task” is generally regarded as a semantic loan from German Aufgabe.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: op‧ga‧ve

Noun

opgave f (plural opgaven, diminutive opgavetje n or opgaafje n)

  1. the act of stating, declaring, indicating (e.g. data in a form)
  2. task, assignment
    Synonym: taak

Derived terms
  • prijsopgave

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: opgaaf
  • → West Frisian: opgaaf

Verb

opgave

  1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of opgeven (when using a subclause)

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