beklimmen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch beclimmen. Equivalent to be- + klimmen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbeklimmen
- (transitive) to climb, to mount
Conjugation
editConjugation of beklimmen (strong class 3a, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | beklimmen | |||
past singular | beklom | |||
past participle | beklommen | |||
infinitive | beklimmen | |||
gerund | beklimmen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | beklim | beklom | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | beklimt, beklim2 | beklom | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | beklimt | beklom | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | beklimt | beklomt | ||
3rd person singular | beklimt | beklom | ||
plural | beklimmen | beklommen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | beklimme | beklomme | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | beklimmen | beklommen | ||
imperative sing. | beklim | |||
imperative plur.1 | beklimt | |||
participles | beklimmend | beklommen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: beklim
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbeklimmen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present beklimmt, past tense beklomm, past participle beklommen, auxiliary sein)
- (archaic or dialectal, transitive) to climb
- Synonym: erklimmen
- (archaic, transitive or intransitive, figuratively) to depress, to grieve
- 2014 [1887], Grikor Chalatianz, “Der Lebensapfel”, in Märchen und Sagen aus Armenien[1], Leipzig, Germany: Verlag von Wilhelm Friedrich, →ISBN:
- Hier erfuhr er, dass seine Brüder ihre Hochzeit feiern, und an demselben Tage sollte seine Braut mit dem Könige selbst getraut werden. Das beklomm dem Königssohne das Herz, aber was konnte er thuen?
- Here he discovered that his brothers were celebrating their weddings, and on this same day his bride was to be wed to the king himself. This grieved the heart of the king's son, but what could he do? [Context: The bride was supposed to be marrying the king's son, not the king.]
- (archaic, transitive or intransitive, figuratively) to make anxious or uneasy; to tighten with anxiety
Conjugation
editinfinitive | beklimmen | ||||
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present participle | beklimmend | ||||
past participle | beklommen | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich beklimme | wir beklimmen | i | ich beklimme | wir beklimmen |
du beklimmst | ihr beklimmt | du beklimmest | ihr beklimmet | ||
er beklimmt | sie beklimmen | er beklimme | sie beklimmen | ||
preterite | ich beklomm | wir beklommen | ii | ich beklomme1 | wir beklommen1 |
du beklommst | ihr beklommt | du beklommest1 du beklommst1 |
ihr beklommet1 ihr beklommt1 | ||
er beklomm | sie beklommen | er beklomme1 | sie beklommen1 | ||
imperative | beklimm (du) beklimme (du) |
beklimmt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “beklimmen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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