ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAAGER
From Afrikaans lager, via German from Old High German legar bed, lair.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAAGER
PRESENT
Present
I laager
you laager
he/she/it laagers
we laager
you laager
they laager
Present continuous
I am laagering
you are laagering
he/she/it is laagering
we are laagering
you are laagering
they are laagering
Present perfect
I have laagered
you have laagered
he/she/it has laagered
we have laagered
you have laagered
they have laagered
Present perfect continuous
I have been laagering
you have been laagering
he/she/it has been laagering
we have been laagering
you have been laagering
they have been laagering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I laagered
you laagered
he/she/it laagered
we laagered
you laagered
they laagered
Past continuous
I was laagering
you were laagering
he/she/it was laagering
we were laagering
you were laagering
they were laagering
Past perfect
I had laagered
you had laagered
he/she/it had laagered
we had laagered
you had laagered
they had laagered
Past perfect continuous
I had been laagering
you had been laagering
he/she/it had been laagering
we had been laagering
you had been laagering
they had been laagering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will laager
you will laager
he/she/it will laager
we will laager
you will laager
they will laager
Future continuous
I will be laagering
you will be laagering
he/she/it will be laagering
we will be laagering
you will be laagering
they will be laagering
Future perfect
I will have laagered
you will have laagered
he/she/it will have laagered
we will have laagered
you will have laagered
they will have laagered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been laagering
you will have been laagering
he/she/it will have been laagering
we will have been laagering
you will have been laagering
they will have been laagering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would laager
you would laager
he/she/it would laager
we would laager
you would laager
they would laager
Conditional continuous
I would be laagering
you would be laagering
he/she/it would be laagering
we would be laagering
you would be laagering
they would be laagering
Conditional perfect
I would have laager
you would have laager
he/she/it would have laager
we would have laager
you would have laager
they would have laager
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been laagering
you would have been laagering
he/she/it would have been laagering
we would have been laagering
you would have been laagering
they would have been laagering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you laager
we let´s laager
you laager
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
laagering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAAGER»
Discover the use of
laager in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
laager and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Last Defenders of the
Laager: Ian D. Smith and F.W. de Klerk
An examination of the triumph of African nationalism in Zimbabwe and South Africa despite attempts by Ian D. Smith and F. W. de Klerk to maintain the status quo.
2
Ula, in Veldt and
Laager: A Tale of the Zulus
A Tale of the Zulus Charles Henry Eden. saw a dark form moving rapidly from
bush to bush in our direction. “Donder.” cried Karel Dirksen; “I can drop that
vagabond with your rifle, William; hand it to me.” I complied, and the young giant
took ...
3
New York City in the Great Depression: Sheltering the Homeless
New York City in the Great Depression: Sheltering the Homeless is a pictorial history of the shelters provided by the city during the Great Depression, including the Municipal Lodging House and its annexes in Manhattan, the farm colony at ...
Dorothy Laager Miller, 2009
4
Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope ...
out of the Old Laager." She replied to this message, " Wait until I can get a wagon,
I will then come out." We all then returned. On the following Sunday Abraham
Gantjes was sent to the Old Laager to speak to Mrs. Kok to tell her to come out of
...
Cape of Good Hope (Colony). Supreme Court, Sir Ebenezer John Buchanan, 1894
5
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
laager ; and lastly, I spent part of the Christmas evening with General Snyman,
two or three hours' ride (twelve to eighteen miles) from my laager, and he would
certainly have sent me back double-quick if he had thought there was any ...
Well, I did not stop long on the hilltop to think ; my laager was yet clear of Kaffirs,
and in five minutes I was inside it. " But, meantime, it was going hard with our
people in the farthest laager ; the shots from the waggons were getting fewer, the
...
DONALD MACLEOD, D.D, 1876
Well, I did not stop long on the hilltop to think ; my laager was yet clear of Kaffirs,
and in five minutes I was inside it. " But, meantime, it was going hard with our
people in the farthest laager ; the shots from the waggons were getting fewer, the
...
8
Transvaal: Further Correspondence Respecting the Affairs of ...
He would not, he said, remain in the laager any longer unless the men whom the
Resident Commissioner had placed there were taken away and a guard of 60
soldiers substituted for them. Ishould mention that when Cetywayo first went into
...
Great Britain. Colonial Office, 1884
9
Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard
The night after we left the laager another patrol of 105 men were despatched to N
elson's Kop, and passed us on the morning of the 4th October. We had a fine
view from the top of Tantjesberg, and the panorama which unfolded itself was a ...
10
Reports on the Native Disturbances in Rhodesia, 1896-97
SALISBURY LAAGER. Extract from Rhodesia Herald. Messrs. J. Christie and
Montague Jacobs have issued a plan of the Salisbury laager, which will be found
to be both a memento of our present peculiar existence and quite invaluable in ...
British South Africa Company, 1898
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAAGER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
laager is used in the context of the following news items.
Swiss Celebration set for next Saturday in Gruetl-Laager | Local …
The Nashville-based Musik Meisters will provide toe-tapping German music under the new pavilion at the celebration site in Gruetli-Laager. «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
Artslink.co.za - What's On in Gauteng: July 18-26
Jennifer de Klerk: I had a sneak peek at the new Laager Theatre at the Market Theatre last week, an intimate space easily accessible off the ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»
Gopal continues to shine in SA
Market Theatre publicist Lusanda Zokufa said the Laager Theatre is reopening with productions created by two luminaries in South Africa's ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
Gauteng Boardwalk - July 14, 2015
Laager Theatre, 011 832 1641: Crepuscule by Can Themba. Until August 2. Book as above. Barney Simon Theatre: The Something Prince. by ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Jennifer de Klerk
In the newly-build Laager Theatre Can Themba's “Crepuscule' tells the story of Themba's real life love affair with a white woman, Jean Hart, ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»
The Market Theatre's Laager Theatre reopens with two classic shows
LAAGER THEATRE NEW SHOWS: Award-winning actor Leroy Gopal will play the role of Themba in his first appearance at the Market Theatre. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
Oroville organizers pleased with Fourth of July party, fireworks
Ray Laager of the Upstate Community Enhancement Foundation helped to set up the shuttles, which were provided by the Work Training ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»
Laager Theatre reopens with two classic shows
After almost 18 months of renovations, The Market Theatre is reopening its Laager Theatre with productions created by Can Themba and ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»
The proverbial 'Namibian House' shuts Gobabis out
Provided such is not but just another excuse to remain in their white commercial and agricultural laager, and thus in a Namibian house of their ... «New Era, Jul 15»
The Cuban5, NRU4, Daniegate and Satire, what next ?
It's my sincere belief that a raw nerve has been touched in this regard, hence the laager mentality. All in all, I see light at the end of the tunnel, ... «New Era, Jul 15»
