Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtoːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧to‧gen
  • Rhymes: -oːɣən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch betogen, from togen, from Old Dutch tōgen, from Proto-Germanic *ataugijaną, a derivation of *augijaną, from *augô (eye) (modern oog).

Verb edit

betogen

  1. (transitive) to demonstrate, to show
  2. (transitive) to (attempt to) produce evidence or proof
Inflection edit
Inflection of betogen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive betogen
past singular betoogde
past participle betoogd
infinitive betogen
gerund betogen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betoog betoogde
2nd person sing. (jij) betoogt betoogde
2nd person sing. (u) betoogt betoogde
2nd person sing. (gij) betoogt betoogde
3rd person singular betoogt betoogde
plural betogen betoogden
subjunctive sing.1 betoge betoogde
subjunctive plur.1 betogen betoogden
imperative sing. betoog
imperative plur.1 betoogt
participles betogend betoogd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

betogen

  1. plural of betoog