behoren
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch behôren. Equivalent to be- + horen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbehoren
- (intransitive) to belong (be accepted in a group) [with tot ‘to’]
- Zij behoort tot de beste studenten van haar klas. ― She belongs to the best students in her class.
- Deze tradities behoren tot de oudste van het land. ― These traditions belong to the oldest in the country.
- Als lid van de club behoor je tot een speciale gemeenschap. ― As a member of the club, you belong to a special community.
- (intransitive) to befit, behoove
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of behoren (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | behoren | |||
| past singular | behoorde | |||
| past participle | behoord | |||
| infinitive | behoren | |||
| gerund | behoren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | behoor | behoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | behoort, behoor2 | behoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | behoort | behoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | behoort | behoorde | ||
| 3rd person singular | behoort | behoorde | ||
| plural | behoren | behoorden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | behore | behoorde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | behoren | behoorden | ||
| imperative sing. | behoor | |||
| imperative plur.1 | behoort | |||
| participles | behorend | behoord | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
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