Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch berôven, from Old Dutch birōvon, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną; equivalent to be- +‎ roven.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈroːvə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ro‧ven
  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Verb edit

beroven

  1. (transitive) to rob [+ van (of)], to steal from
    Wie heeft mij beroofd?
    Who has robbed me?
  2. (transitive) to deprive [+ van (of)]

Inflection edit

Inflection of beroven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beroven
past singular beroofde
past participle beroofd
infinitive beroven
gerund beroven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beroof beroofde
2nd person sing. (jij) berooft beroofde
2nd person sing. (u) berooft beroofde
2nd person sing. (gij) berooft beroofde
3rd person singular berooft beroofde
plural beroven beroofden
subjunctive sing.1 berove beroofde
subjunctive plur.1 beroven beroofden
imperative sing. beroof
imperative plur.1 berooft
participles berovend beroofd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: beroof