besparen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch besparen. Equivalent to be- + sparen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
besparen
- (transitive) to spare, save from
- (transitive) to save (money), economize
Inflection edit
| Inflection of besparen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besparen | |||
| past singular | bespaarde | |||
| past participle | bespaard | |||
| infinitive | besparen | |||
| gerund | besparen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bespaar | bespaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bespaart | bespaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bespaart | bespaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bespaart | bespaarde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bespaart | bespaarde | ||
| plural | besparen | bespaarden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bespare | bespaarde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | besparen | bespaarden | ||
| imperative sing. | bespaar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bespaart | |||
| participles | besparend | bespaard | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||