Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɦɑŋə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧han‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch behangen. Equivalent to be- +‎ hangen.

Verb

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behangen

  1. (transitive) to hang things on, to behang
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to wallpaper
Inflection
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Conjugation of behangen (strong class 7, prefixed)
infinitive behangen
past singular behing
past participle behangen
infinitive behangen
gerund behangen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular behang behing
2nd person sing. (jij) behangt, behang2 behing
2nd person sing. (u) behangt behing
2nd person sing. (gij) behangt behingt
3rd person singular behangt behing
plural behangen behingen
subjunctive sing.1 behange behinge
subjunctive plur.1 behangen behingen
imperative sing. behang
imperative plur.1 behangt
participles behangend behangen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Papiamentu: behang (dated)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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behangen

  1. past participle of behangen
Inflection
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Declension of behangen
uninflected behangen
inflected behangen
positive
predicative/adverbial behangen
indefinite m./f. sing. behangen
n. sing. behangen
plural behangen
definite behangen
partitive behangens