Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch bemerken. Equivalent to be- +‎ merken.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈmɛrkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧mer‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛrkən

Verb edit

bemerken

  1. (transitive) to notice; to take notice of

Inflection edit

Inflection of bemerken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bemerken
past singular bemerkte
past participle bemerkt
infinitive bemerken
gerund bemerken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bemerk bemerkte
2nd person sing. (jij) bemerkt bemerkte
2nd person sing. (u) bemerkt bemerkte
2nd person sing. (gij) bemerkt bemerkte
3rd person singular bemerkt bemerkte
plural bemerken bemerkten
subjunctive sing.1 bemerke bemerkte
subjunctive plur.1 bemerken bemerkten
imperative sing. bemerk
imperative plur.1 bemerkt
participles bemerkend bemerkt
1) Archaic.

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: bemerk
  • Negerhollands: bemerk

German edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ merken. Compare English bemark.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈmɛʁkən/, [bəˈmɛɐ̯kŋ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧mer‧ken
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb edit

bemerken (weak, third-person singular present bemerkt, past tense bemerkte, past participle bemerkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to notice, to perceive
    Hast du das Schild bemerkt, an dem wir gerade vorbeikamen?
    Did you notice the sign we just passed?
  2. (transitive) to remark, to mention, to note
    Die Zeitung bemerkte, dass dies eine häufige Art von Unfällen sei.
    The newspaper mentioned that this is a common type of accident.

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • bemerken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bemerken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bemerken” in Duden online
  • bemerken” in OpenThesaurus.de