bewust

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German bewusst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈʋʏst/

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• Hyphenation: be‧wust
• Rhymes: -ʏst

Adjective

bewust (comparative bewuster, superlative meest bewust or bewustst)

1. conscious, aware
2. deliberate
3. in question, very

   de bewuste dag – the very day, the day in question

Inflection

Declension of bewust
uninflected	bewust
inflected	bewuste
comparative	bewuster
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bewust	bewuster	het bewustst het bewustste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bewuste	bewustere	bewustste
	n. sing.	bewust	bewuster	bewustste
	plural	bewuste	bewustere	bewustste
definite		bewuste	bewustere	bewustste
partitive		bewusts	bewusters	—

Derived terms

• bewusteloos
• bewustenis
• bewustheid
• bewustmaken
• bewustwording
• bewustzijn
• doelbewust
• milieubewust
• onbewust
• onderbewust
• plichtsbewust
• welbewust
• zelfbewust

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bewus

Adverb

bewust

1. deliberately

   Dit streven naar bepaalde effecten gebeurt bewust.

   This striving towards certain effects occurs deliberately.