beseffen

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *biseffen, from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *sabjaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ unattested *seffen.

Pronunciation

• (Belgium) IPA: /bəˈsɛ.fən/
• (Netherlands) IPA: /bəˈsɛ.fə/

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Verb

beseffen

1. to realize

Usage notes

Beseffen is not reflexive, but occasionally it is wrongly used reflexively: zich beseffen. This is probably a contamination of zich realiseren (“to realize”), with the same meaning, but reflexive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beseffen (weak, prefixed)

infinitive	beseffen
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	besef	besefte
2nd person singular	beseft	besefte
3rd person singular	beseft	besefte
plural	beseffen	beseften
subjunctive sing.1	beseffe	besefte
subjunctive plur.1	beseffen	beseften
imperative sing.	besef
imperative plur.1	beseft
participles	beseffend	(hebben) beseft
1)Archaic.

Noun

beseffen

1. plural form of besef