Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch beschicken. Equivalent to be- +‎ schikken.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsxɪkə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧schik‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Verb edit

beschikken

  1. (transitive) to direct, have influence over, decide
  2. (intransitive) to have at one's disposal [+ over (object)]

Inflection edit

Inflection of beschikken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beschikken
past singular beschikte
past participle beschikt
infinitive beschikken
gerund beschikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beschik beschikte
2nd person sing. (jij) beschikt beschikte
2nd person sing. (u) beschikt beschikte
2nd person sing. (gij) beschikt beschikte
3rd person singular beschikt beschikte
plural beschikken beschikten
subjunctive sing.1 beschikke beschikte
subjunctive plur.1 beschikken beschikten
imperative sing. beschik
imperative plur.1 beschikt
participles beschikkend beschikt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: beskik