besteden
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch besteden, bestaden. Equivalent to be- + steden.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
besteden
- (transitive) to spend
- Besteed je veel geld aan kleren?
- Do you spend much money on clothes?
- (transitive, obsolete) to match for a job
Inflection edit
| Inflection of besteden (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besteden | |||
| past singular | besteedde | |||
| past participle | besteed | |||
| infinitive | besteden | |||
| gerund | besteden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | besteed | besteedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | besteedt | besteedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | besteedt | besteedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | besteedt | besteedde | ||
| 3rd person singular | besteedt | besteedde | ||
| plural | besteden | besteedden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bestede | besteedde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | besteden | besteedden | ||
| imperative sing. | besteed | |||
| imperative plur.1 | besteedt | |||
| participles | bestedend | besteed | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||