bewassen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbəˈʋɑ.sə(n)/
• Hyphenation: be‧was‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɑsən

Etymology 1

From be- +‎ wassen (“to wash”).

Verb

bewassen

1. (transitive) to clean by washing

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewassen (weak with strong past participle, prefixed)
infinitive	bewassen
past singular	bewaste
past participle	bewassen
infinitive	bewassen
gerund	bewassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bewas	bewaste
2nd person sing. (jij)	bewast, bewas2	bewaste
2nd person sing. (u)	bewast	bewaste
2nd person sing. (gij)	bewast	bewaste
3rd person singular	bewast	bewaste
plural	bewassen	bewasten
subjunctive sing.1	bewasse	bewaste
subjunctive plur.1	bewassen	bewasten
imperative sing.	bewas
imperative plur.1	bewast
participles	bewassend	bewassen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bewassen. Equivalent to be- +‎ wassen (“to grow”).

Verb

bewassen

1. (transitive, of plants) to grow upon, to cover with growths

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewassen (strong class 7, prefixed)
infinitive	bewassen
past singular	bewies
past participle	bewassen
infinitive	bewassen
gerund	bewassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bewas	bewies
2nd person sing. (jij)	bewast, bewas2	bewies
2nd person sing. (u)	bewast	bewies
2nd person sing. (gij)	bewast	bewiest
3rd person singular	bewast	bewies
plural	bewassen	bewiesen
subjunctive sing.1	bewasse	bewiese
subjunctive plur.1	bewassen	bewiesen
imperative sing.	bewas
imperative plur.1	bewast
participles	bewassend	bewassen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

From be- +‎ wassen (“to rub with wax”) or was (“wax”) +‎ be- -en.

Verb

bewassen

1. (transitive) to cover with wax

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewassen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	bewassen
past singular	bewaste
past participle	bewast
infinitive	bewassen
gerund	bewassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bewas	bewaste
2nd person sing. (jij)	bewast, bewas2	bewaste
2nd person sing. (u)	bewast	bewaste
2nd person sing. (gij)	bewast	bewaste
3rd person singular	bewast	bewaste
plural	bewassen	bewasten
subjunctive sing.1	bewasse	bewaste
subjunctive plur.1	bewassen	bewasten
imperative sing.	bewas
imperative plur.1	bewast
participles	bewassend	bewast
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

bewassen

1. past participle of bewassen

Declension

Declension of bewassen
uninflected	bewassen
inflected	bewassen
		positive
predicative/adverbial		bewassen
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bewassen
	n. sing.	bewassen
	plural	bewassen
definite		bewassen
partitive		bewassens