Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bearbeiden. Equivalent to be- +‎ arbeiden (to labour).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbəˈɑr.bɛi̯.də(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ar‧bei‧den

Verb

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bearbeiden

  1. (transitive, dated) to work on, to till
  2. (transitive, dated) to strive, to attempt by labouring
  3. (transitive, dated) to produce, to bring forth

Inflection

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Conjugation of bearbeiden (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bearbeiden
past singular bearbeidde
past participle bearbeid
infinitive bearbeiden
gerund bearbeiden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bearbeid bearbeidde
2nd person sing. (jij) bearbeidt, bearbeid2 bearbeidde
2nd person sing. (u) bearbeidt bearbeidde
2nd person sing. (gij) bearbeidt bearbeidde
3rd person singular bearbeidt bearbeidde
plural bearbeiden bearbeidden
subjunctive sing.1 bearbeide bearbeidde
subjunctive plur.1 bearbeiden bearbeidden
imperative sing. bearbeid
imperative plur.1 bearbeidt
participles bearbeidend bearbeid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.