Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German bewusst.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʋʏst/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧wust
  • Rhymes: -ʏst

Adjective edit

bewust (comparative bewuster, superlative meest bewust or bewustst)

  1. conscious, aware
    Antonym: bewusteloos
  2. deliberate
    Antonym: onbewust
  3. in question, very
    de bewuste dag – the very day, the day in question

Inflection edit

Inflection of bewust
uninflected bewust
inflected bewuste
comparative bewuster
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bewust bewuster het bewustst
het bewustste
indefinite m./f. sing. bewuste bewustere bewustste
n. sing. bewust bewuster bewustste
plural bewuste bewustere bewustste
definite bewuste bewustere bewustste
partitive bewusts bewusters

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: bewus

Adverb edit

bewust

  1. deliberately
    Dit streven naar bepaalde effecten gebeurt bewust.
    This striving towards certain effects occurs deliberately.