Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to yen
Participle: yenned
Gerund: yenning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | yen |
| you | yen |
| he;she;it | yens |
| we | yen |
| you | yen |
| they | yen |
Perfect
| I | have yenned |
| you | have yenned |
| he;she;it | has yenned |
| we | have yenned |
| you | have yenned |
| they | have yenned |
Past
| I | yenned |
| you | yenned |
| he;she;it | yenned |
| we | yenned |
| you | yenned |
| they | yenned |
Pluperfect
| I | had yenned |
| you | had yenned |
| he;she;it | had yenned |
| we | had yenned |
| you | had yenned |
| they | had yenned |
Future
| I | will yen |
| you | will yen |
| he;she;it | will yen |
| we | will yen |
| you | will yen |
| they | will yen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have yenned |
| you | will have yenned |
| he;she;it | will have yenned |
| we | will have yenned |
| you | will have yenned |
| they | will have yenned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | yen |
| you | yen |
| he;she;it | yen |
| we | yen |
| you | yen |
| they | yen |
Perfect
| I | have yenned |
| you | have yenned |
| he;she;it | have yenned |
| we | have yenned |
| you | have yenned |
| they | have yenned |
Imperfect
| I | yenned |
| you | yenned |
| he;she;it | yenned |
| we | yenned |
| you | yenned |
| they | yenned |
Pluperfect
| I | had yenned |
| you | had yenned |
| he;she;it | had yenned |
| we | had yenned |
| you | had yenned |
| they | had yenned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would yen |
| you | would yen |
| he;she;it | would yen |
| we | would yen |
| you | would yen |
| they | would yen |
Perfect
| I | would have yenned |
| you | would have yenned |
| he;she;it | would have yenned |
| we | would have yenned |
| you | would have yenned |
| they | would have yenned |
Imperative
| you | yen |
| we | Let's yen |
| you | yen |
Verbs conjugated like 'yen'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'yen'
den,
gen,
hen,
ken,
pen,
ren,
yean,
yed,
yend,
yern,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Origin uncertain, but probably from Cantonese 癮 /瘾 (jan⁵, “craving”) originally in reference to opium addiction, 煙癮 /烟瘾 (jin¹ jan⁵) or 菸癮 /烟瘾 (jin¹ jan⁵): 煙 /烟 (jin¹), 菸 /烟 (jin¹, “smoke, specifically opium”). Compare the later yen (“opium”) and yen-yen.
Sample Sentences
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Yenning, groaning, longing after. [[1876, F[rancis] K[ildale] Robinson, A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of Whitby (Series C. Original Glossaries, and Glossaries with Fresh Additions; IV), London: Published for the English Dialect Society by Trübner & Co., 57 & 59, Ludgate Hill, →OCLC, page 227:]
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"Listen, I'm in Tom Bleutcher's suite at The Brompton House. Been here the whole Almighty morning. Olga wants you to have lunch with us." / "Olga? Who's she?" / "His daughter. You made a big hit with her last time they was in town. Come on down." / "Get the new writer." / "I got no new writer. Anyway she yens for you. Come on down." [1953, Alfred Bester, “Who He?”, New York, N.Y.: Dial Press, →OCLC, page 205:]
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C. S. Lewis warned, "The yen to publish is spiritually dangerous." The "yen" in this case is spread around, so perhaps the danger is diminished! This book has been "yenned" into existence by many, and is a two-team effort …. [1992, Peter Jordan, “Acknowledgements”, in Re-Entry: Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home, Seattle, Wash.: YWAM Publishing, →ISBN:]