binnen

See also: binnen-

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DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.

PronunciationEdit

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AdverbEdit

binnen

1. inside, indoors

   Als het regent kun je beter binnen blijven.

   When it rains it's better to stay inside.

2. (postpositional) (to) inside, into

   Het schip voerde de haven binnen.

   The ship sailed into the harbour.

PrepositionEdit

binnen

1. inside, within

   U mag enkel binnen de parkeervakken parkeren.

   You may only park inside the parking spaces.

2. within (a time)

   binnen tien minuten

   within ten minutes

InflectionEdit

Pronominal adverbs of binnen

preposition	binnen
postpositional adv.	binnen
+ het (it)	erbinnen
+ dit (this)	hierbinnen
+ dat (that)	daarbinnen
+ wat (what)	waarbinnen
+ iets (something)	ergens binnen
+ niets (nothing)	nergens binnen
+ alles (everything)	overal binnen

SynonymsEdit

• in

AntonymsEdit

• buiten
• uit

Derived termsEdit

• binnenste
• binnentrekken
• binnenvallen
• binnenzee
• binnendringen

AdjectiveEdit

binnen (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. set for life, having obtained such success professionally and having been able to save enough money that one does not need to work any longer

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Low German binnen (“within”). The form is also Central German in Middle High German binnen (compare Luxembourgish bannen). It is originally an adverb meaning “within, inside” chiefly in local sense, equivalent to German innen. Binnen was adopted in modern standard German as a temporal preposition, while the prefix binnen- takes on the local sense of the word. Cognate with Dutch binnen.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪnən/

PrepositionEdit

binnen (with genitive or dative)

1. within (a time span)
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 27/2010, page 70

     Die Aktienbörsen schalten oftmals binnen weniger Stunden von Depression auf Optimismus um – und wieder zurück.

     The stock markets often switch within a few hours from depression to optimism – and back again.

Derived termsEdit

• binnen-

Further readingEdit

• binnen in Duden online

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Low GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Saxon bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪnən/

VerbEdit

binnen (third-person singular simple present binnt, past tense bunn, past participle bunnen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to bind

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of binnen (class 3 strong verb)

infinitive	binnen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	binn	bunn
2nd person singular	binns(t)	bunns(t)
3rd person singular	binn(t)	bunn
plural	binnt, binnen	bunnen
imperative	present	—
singular	binn
plural	binnt
participle	present	past
	binnen	(e)bunnen, gebunnen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived termsEdit

• Band
• Binn
• fastbinnen
• verbinnen

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Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch *binnan.

PrepositionEdit

binnen [+dative or genitive]

1. within, inside
2. within (a time span)
3. during
4. on, at (a time)

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: binnen
• Limburgish: binne

AdverbEdit

binnen

1. inside

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: binnen
• Limburgish: binne

Further readingEdit

• “binnen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “binnen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “binnen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929