binnen
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
binnen
- inside, indoors
- Als het regent kun je beter binnen blijven.
- When it rains it's better to stay inside.
- Als het regent kun je beter binnen blijven.
- (postpositional) (to) inside, into
- Het schip voerde de haven binnen.
- The ship sailed into the harbour.
- Het schip voerde de haven binnen.
PrepositionEdit
binnen
- inside, within
- U mag enkel binnen de parkeervakken parkeren.
- You may only park inside the parking spaces.
- U mag enkel binnen de parkeervakken parkeren.
- within (a time)
- binnen tien minuten
- within ten minutes
- binnen tien minuten
InflectionEdit
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
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: binne
- Berbice Creole Dutch: ben
- Jersey Dutch: bänne
- Negerhollands: bini
- → Indonesian: binnen
AdjectiveEdit
binnen (used only predicatively, not comparable)
- 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)
DescendantsEdit
- → Indonesian: binen
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German binnen (“within”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”). 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
PrepositionEdit
binnen (with genitive or dative)
- 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.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 27/2010, page 70
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
German Low GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Saxon bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
binnen (third-person singular simple present binnt, past tense bunn, past participle bunnen, auxiliary verb hebben)
ConjugationEdit
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
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.
NounEdit
binnen
AdjectiveEdit
binnen
- set for life (having obtained such success professionally and having been able to save enough money)
Alternative formsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “binnen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *binnan, from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”).
PrepositionEdit
binnen [+dative or genitive]
DescendantsEdit
AdverbEdit
binnen
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “binnen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “binnen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “binnen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “binnen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- binna f sg
NounEdit
binnen m sg
West FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”).
AdverbEdit
binnen
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “binnen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
PrepositionEdit
binnen
Further readingEdit
- “binnen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011