beleven
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch beleven. Equivalent to be- + leven (“to live”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beleven
- (transitive) to experience, live through, go through
- (transitive) to profess, practice openly (notably a faith or conviction)
- (transitive, obsolete) to live, exist in (a time or space)
- (transitive, obsolete) to observe, follow (a command etc.)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of beleven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beleven | |||
| past singular | beleefde | |||
| past participle | beleefd | |||
| infinitive | beleven | |||
| gerund | beleven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beleef | beleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beleeft | beleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beleeft | beleefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beleeft | beleefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | beleeft | beleefde | ||
| plural | beleven | beleefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beleve | beleefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | beleven | beleefden | ||
| imperative sing. | beleef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beleeft | |||
| participles | belevend | beleefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||