behoort

Afrikaans edit

Alternative forms edit

behoor (dated, rare)

Etymology edit

From Dutch behoren, from Middle Dutch behôren. Equivalent to be- +‎ hoor. Unusually, the Afrikaans form is derived from the Dutch third-person singular rather than from the stem.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bəˈɦʊərt/

Verb edit

behoort (present behoort, present participle behorende or behoortende, past participle behoort)

to belong [+ aan (to)]
to befit, to behoove

Derived terms edit

na behore

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -oːrt

Verb edit

behoort

inflection of behoren:
1. second/third-person singular present indicative
2. (archaic) plural imperative