Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bedrupen. Equivalent to be- +‎ druipen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdrœy̯pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧drui‧pen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯pən

Verb

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bedruipen

  1. (transitive) to baste, to besprinkle
  2. (reflexive, idiomatic) to be financially independent, to support oneself without assistance from others

Inflection

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Conjugation of bedruipen (strong class 2b, prefixed)
infinitive bedruipen
past singular bedroop
past participle bedropen
infinitive bedruipen
gerund bedruipen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedruip bedroop
2nd person sing. (jij) bedruipt, bedruip2 bedroop
2nd person sing. (u) bedruipt bedroop
2nd person sing. (gij) bedruipt bedroopt
3rd person singular bedruipt bedroop
plural bedruipen bedropen
subjunctive sing.1 bedruipe bedrope
subjunctive plur.1 bedruipen bedropen
imperative sing. bedruip
imperative plur.1 bedruipt
participles bedruipend bedropen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.