bennen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ben‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɛnən

Etymology 1

Back-formed from ben by analogy with other verbs in which the infinitive is formed by adding -en to the first-person singular form.

Verb

bennen

1. (dialectal, Holland) Synonym of zijn (only the infinitive form zijn itself, not the other inflected forms).

   1844, “De zilvervloot”, Jan Pieter Heije (lyrics):

   Piet Hein, Piet Hein, Piet Hein zijn naam is klein / Zijn daden bennen groot, zijn daden bennen groot ...

   (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• Sometimes the first person singular form ben is also used for all the plural forms.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bennen

1. plural of ben

Maltese

Root
b-n-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَنَّنَ (bannana). Compare Moroccan Arabic بنن (bannan), Tunisian Arabic بنن (bannan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.nɛn/

Verb

bennen (imperfect jbennen, past participle mbennen)

1. to flavour

Conjugation

Conjugation of bennen
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bennint	bennint	bennen		benninna	bennintu	bennu
	f			bennet
imperfect	m	nbennen	tbennen	jbennen		nbennu	tbennu	jbennu
	f			tbennen
imperative			bennen				bennu