betekenen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch betekenen, from Old Dutch *bitēknon, from Proto-West Germanic *bitaiknijan. Equivalent to be- + tekenen. Cognates include German bezeichnen and English betoken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈteːkənə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧te‧ke‧nen
- Rhymes: -eːkənən
Verb
betekenen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of betekenen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betekenen | |||
| past singular | betekende | |||
| past participle | betekend | |||
| infinitive | betekenen | |||
| gerund | betekenen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beteken | betekende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | betekent, beteken2 | betekende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | betekent | betekende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | betekent | betekende | ||
| 3rd person singular | betekent | betekende | ||
| plural | betekenen | betekenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | betekene | betekende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | betekenen | betekenden | ||
| imperative sing. | beteken | |||
| imperative plur.1 | betekent | |||
| participles | betekenend | betekend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: beteken