Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bereinen, bereggenen. Equivalent to be- +‎ regenen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈreː.ɣə.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧re‧ge‧nen
  • Rhymes: -eːɣənən

Verb

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beregenen

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to berain, to rain upon
  2. (transitive) to spray water on, to sprinkle water on

Inflection

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Conjugation of beregenen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beregenen
past singular beregende
past participle beregend
infinitive beregenen
gerund beregenen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beregen beregende
2nd person sing. (jij) beregent, beregen2 beregende
2nd person sing. (u) beregent beregende
2nd person sing. (gij) beregent beregende
3rd person singular beregent beregende
plural beregenen beregenden
subjunctive sing.1 beregene beregende
subjunctive plur.1 beregenen beregenden
imperative sing. beregen
imperative plur.1 beregent
participles beregenend beregend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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