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| jongen |
| 1. n-m. A boy, any male child. |
| De jongen speelt in de tuin met zijn bal. - The boy is playing in the garden with his ball. |
| 2. n-m. (in the plural) Members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit. |
| 3. n-m. (informal, used in the 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! |
| 4. n-m. (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? |
| 5. n-m. (familiar) A male servant, especially but not exclusively a younger one (using it for older men may be dated and offensive). |
| 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. |
| 6. n-m. (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. |
| 7. v. To give birth, to have offspring, i.e. to deliver one or more young |
| 8. v. (figuratively, intransitive) To multiply, grow |
| 9. n. plural of jong |
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