betonen
Danish edit
Noun edit
betonen c
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch betonen. Equivalent to be- + tonen.
Verb edit
betonen
- (transitive) to show
Inflection edit
| Inflection of betonen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betonen | |||
| past singular | betoonde | |||
| past participle | betoond | |||
| infinitive | betonen | |||
| gerund | betonen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | betoon | betoonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | betoont | betoonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | betoont | betoonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | betoont | betoonde | ||
| 3rd person singular | betoont | betoonde | ||
| plural | betonen | betoonden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | betone | betoonde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | betonen | betoonden | ||
| imperative sing. | betoon | |||
| imperative plur.1 | betoont | |||
| participles | betonend | betoond | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: betoon
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
betonen
- (transitive) to emphasize, to accent
Inflection edit
| Inflection of betonen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betonen | |||
| past singular | betoonde | |||
| past participle | betoond | |||
| infinitive | betonen | |||
| gerund | betonen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | betoon | betoonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | betoont | betoonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | betoont | betoonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | betoont | betoonde | ||
| 3rd person singular | betoont | betoonde | ||
| plural | betonen | betoonden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | betone | betoonde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | betonen | betoonden | ||
| imperative sing. | betoon | |||
| imperative plur.1 | betoont | |||
| participles | betonend | betoond | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
betonen (weak, third-person singular present betont, past tense betonte, past participle betont, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | betonen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | betonend | ||||
| past participle | betont | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich betone | wir betonen | i | ich betone | wir betonen |
| du betonst | ihr betont | du betonest | ihr betonet | ||
| er betont | sie betonen | er betone | sie betonen | ||
| preterite | ich betonte | wir betonten | ii | ich betonte1 | wir betonten1 |
| du betontest | ihr betontet | du betontest1 | ihr betontet1 | ||
| er betonte | sie betonten | er betonte1 | sie betonten1 | ||
| imperative | beton (du) betone (du) |
betont (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.