begrijpen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch begripen, from Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + grijpen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
begrijpen
- (transitive) to understand (concepts, ideas), to comprehend
- (transitive, obsolete) to encompass, include
Usage notes edit
The word does not mean "understand" in the sense of "to hear clearly". For this, verstaan is used.
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of begrijpen (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | begrijpen | |||
| past singular | begreep | |||
| past participle | begrepen | |||
| infinitive | begrijpen | |||
| gerund | begrijpen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | begrijp | begreep | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | begrijpt | begreep | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | begrijpt | begreep | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | begrijpt | begreept | ||
| 3rd person singular | begrijpt | begreep | ||
| plural | begrijpen | begrepen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | begrijpe | begrepe | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | begrijpen | begrepen | ||
| imperative sing. | begrijp | |||
| imperative plur.1 | begrijpt | |||
| participles | begrijpend | begrepen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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