bemoeien

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bemoeien; compare German bemühen. Equivalent to be- +‎ moeien.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈmui̯ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧moei‧en
  • Rhymes: -ui̯ən

Verb

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bemoeien

  1. (reflexive) to interfere, to meddle [with met ‘with’]
    Bemoei je niet zo met mijn privéleven.Stop meddling with my private life.
  2. (reflexive) to mind, deal with; to trouble or concern oneself [with met ‘with’]
    Synonym: bezighouden
    Bemoei je met je eigen zaken!Mind your own business!
    Men besloot dat de secretaris zich met die taak zou moeten bemoeien.It was decided that the secretary should deal with that task.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bemoeien (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bemoeien
past singular bemoeide
past participle bemoeid
infinitive bemoeien
gerund bemoeien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bemoei bemoeide
2nd person sing. (jij) bemoeit, bemoei2 bemoeide
2nd person sing. (u) bemoeit bemoeide
2nd person sing. (gij) bemoeit bemoeide
3rd person singular bemoeit bemoeide
plural bemoeien bemoeiden
subjunctive sing.1 bemoeie bemoeide
subjunctive plur.1 bemoeien bemoeiden
imperative sing. bemoei
imperative plur.1 bemoeit
participles bemoeiend bemoeid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: bemoei
  • Negerhollands: moei
  • Sranan Tongo: bumui, mumui