boeten

See also: böten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boeten (“to improve”), from Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbutə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: boe‧ten
• Rhymes: -utən

Verb

boeten

1. (intransitive) to pay for something as punishment; to suffer consequences

   Hij zal boeten voor zijn misdaden. ― He'll pay for his crimes.

2. (intransitive) to expiate

Conjugation

Conjugation of boeten (weak)
infinitive	boeten
past singular	boette
past participle	geboet
infinitive	boeten
gerund	boeten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	boet	boette
2nd person sing. (jij)	boet	boette
2nd person sing. (u)	boet	boette
2nd person sing. (gij)	boet	boette
3rd person singular	boet	boette
plural	boeten	boetten
subjunctive sing.1	boete	boette
subjunctive plur.1	boeten	boetten
imperative sing.	boet
imperative plur.1	boet
participles	boetend	geboet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beboeten
• inboeten
• uitboeten
• verboeten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: boet
• → Papiamentu: but, boet
• → Sranan Tongo: butu
  • → Kari'na: putuma

Anagrams

• betone

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan.

Verb

boeten

1. to improve, to make better
2. to still, to satisfy
3. to repair
4. to compensate, to reimburse

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	boeten
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	boeten
In genitive	boetens
In dative	boetene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	boete	—
2nd singular	boets, boetes	—
3rd singular	boet, boetet	—
1st plural	boeten	—
2nd plural	boet, boetet	—
3rd plural	boeten	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	boete	—
2nd singular	boets, boetes	—
3rd singular	boete	—
1st plural	boeten	—
2nd plural	boet, boetet	—
3rd plural	boeten	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	boet, boete
Plural	boet, boetet
	Present	Past
Participle	boetende	—

Derived terms

• boetere
• boetinge

Descendants

• Dutch: boeten
• Limburgish: bote

Further reading

• “boeten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “boeten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I