bensjen
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish בענטשן (bentshn). Doublet of benedijen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
bensjen
- (transitive, Judaism) to bless
- (intransitive, Judaism) to bentsh (recite the Birkat Hamazon prayer)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of bensjen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bensjen | |||
| past singular | bensjte | |||
| past participle | gebensjt | |||
| infinitive | bensjen | |||
| gerund | bensjen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bensj | bensjte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bensjt, bensj2 | bensjte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bensjt | bensjte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bensjt | bensjte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bensjt | bensjte | ||
| plural | bensjen | bensjten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bensje | bensjte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bensjen | bensjten | ||
| imperative sing. | bensj | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bensjt | |||
| participles | bensjend | gebensjt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||