Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch becôpen. Equivalent to be- +‎ kopen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈkoːpə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ko‧pen
  • Rhymes: -oːpən

Verb edit

bekopen

  1. (transitive) to pay for (to suffer punishment for)
  2. (transitive, now only in the passive) to swindle, to hustle

Inflection edit

Inflection of bekopen (weak with past in -cht, prefixed)
infinitive bekopen
past singular bekocht
past participle bekocht
infinitive bekopen
gerund bekopen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bekoop bekocht
2nd person sing. (jij) bekoopt bekocht
2nd person sing. (u) bekoopt bekocht
2nd person sing. (gij) bekoopt bekocht
3rd person singular bekoopt bekocht
plural bekopen bekochten
subjunctive sing.1 bekope bekochte
subjunctive plur.1 bekopen bekochten
imperative sing. bekoop
imperative plur.1 bekoopt
participles bekopend bekocht
1) Archaic.

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: koow