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beven

See also: Beven

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ven
  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

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beven

  1. (intransitive) to shake, to shiver, to tremble

Inflection

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Conjugation of beven (weak)
infinitive beven
past singular beefde
past participle gebeefd
infinitive beven
gerund beven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beef beefde
2nd person sing. (jij) beeft, beef2 beefde
2nd person sing. (u) beeft beefde
2nd person sing. (gij) beeft beefde
3rd person singular beeft beefde
plural beven beefden
subjunctive sing.1 beve beefde
subjunctive plur.1 beven beefden
imperative sing. beef
imperative plur.1 beeft
participles bevend gebeefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: bewe
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: befu
  • Negerhollands: beev, beeven
  • → Aukan: beifi
  • → Sranan Tongo: beifi

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn.

Verb

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bēven

  1. to shake, to shiver, to tremble

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive bēven
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive bēven
In genitive bēvens
In dative bēvene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular bēve —
2nd singular bēefs, bēves —
3rd singular bēeft, bēvet —
1st plural bēven —
2nd plural bēeft, bēvet —
3rd plural bēven —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular bēve —
2nd singular bēefs, bēves —
3rd singular bēve —
1st plural bēven —
2nd plural bēeft, bēvet —
3rd plural bēven —
Imperative Present
Singular bēef, bēve
Plural bēeft, bēvet
Present Past
Participle bēvende —

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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