begrijpen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch begripen, from Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + grijpen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
begrijpen
- (transitive) to understand (concepts, ideas), to comprehend
Usage notes edit
The word does not mean "understand" in the sense of "to hear clearly". For this, verstaan is used.
Inflection edit
Conjugation of begrijpen (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | begrijpen | |||
past singular | begreep | |||
past participle | begrepen | |||
infinitive | begrijpen | |||
gerund | begrijpen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | begrijp | begreep | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | begrijpt | begreep | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | begrijpt | begreep | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | begrijpt | begreept | ||
3rd person singular | begrijpt | begreep | ||
plural | begrijpen | begrepen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | begrijpe | begrepe | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | begrijpen | begrepen | ||
imperative sing. | begrijp | |||
imperative plur.1 | begrijpt | |||
participles | begrijpend | begrepen | ||
1) Archaic. |
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯pən
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯pən/3 syllables
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