beschieten
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch beschieten. Equivalent to be- + schieten.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beschieten
- (transitive) to shoot at, to fire at
- De smokkelaars werden beschoten met pijlen.
- People shot arrows at the smugglers.
- (transitive) to cover with planks
- De bouwlui beschoten de wanden in een paar uur.
- The building crew covered the walls with planks in a few hours.
- (transitive, intransitive) to cover, to stretch out (over)
- (transitive, intransitive, Brabant) to make progress with; to benefit or thrive from; to suffice
- (transitive, intransitive, Holland, dialectal) to nap, to doze
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of beschieten (strong class 2a, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beschieten | |||
| past singular | beschoot | |||
| past participle | beschoten | |||
| infinitive | beschieten | |||
| gerund | beschieten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beschiet | beschoot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beschiet | beschoot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beschiet | beschoot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beschiet | beschoot | ||
| 3rd person singular | beschiet | beschoot | ||
| plural | beschieten | beschoten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beschiete | beschote | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | beschieten | beschoten | ||
| imperative sing. | beschiet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beschiet | |||
| participles | beschietend | beschoten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||