belijden
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch beliden. A reanalysis of belien, a weak verb, based on its past tense belide. By surface analysis, be- + lijden.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
belijden
- (transitive) to confess
- (transitive) to profess
Inflection edit
| Inflection of belijden (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | belijden | |||
| past singular | beleed | |||
| past participle | beleden | |||
| infinitive | belijden | |||
| gerund | belijden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | belijd | beleed | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | belijdt | beleed | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | belijdt | beleed | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | belijdt | beleedt | ||
| 3rd person singular | belijdt | beleed | ||
| plural | belijden | beleden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | belijde | belede | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | belijden | beleden | ||
| imperative sing. | belijd | |||
| imperative plur.1 | belijdt | |||
| participles | belijdend | beleden | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: bely