besluiten
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch besluten, from Old Dutch *bislūtan. Equivalent to be- + sluiten.
Verb edit
besluiten
- (transitive) to decide, to make a decision
- Ik heb besloten om te stoppen met roken
- I have decided to quit smoking
Inflection edit
| Inflection of besluiten (strong class 2b, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besluiten | |||
| past singular | besloot | |||
| past participle | besloten | |||
| infinitive | besluiten | |||
| gerund | besluiten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | besluit | besloot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | besluit | besloot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | besluit | besloot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | besluit | besloot | ||
| 3rd person singular | besluit | besloot | ||
| plural | besluiten | besloten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | besluite | beslote | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | besluiten | besloten | ||
| imperative sing. | besluit | |||
| imperative plur.1 | besluit | |||
| participles | besluitend | besloten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
besluiten