beweren
Dutch
Etymology
From a merger of two Middle Dutch verbs:
- Middle Dutch beweren, an eastern variant of bewaren (“to prove”), from waer (“true”) (modern waar). Equivalent to (deprecated template usage) be- + waar + -en.
- Middle Dutch beweren, equivalent to be- + weren (“to defend against, to hold back”). Closely related to bewaren (“to uphold, to stand one's ground”) (modern bewaren).
Pronunciation
Verb
beweren
- (transitive) to claim, to assert, to allege
Inflection
| Conjugation of beweren (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beweren | |||
| past singular | beweerde | |||
| past participle | beweerd | |||
| infinitive | beweren | |||
| gerund | beweren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beweer | beweerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beweert, beweer2 | beweerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beweert | beweerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beweert | beweerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | beweert | beweerde | ||
| plural | beweren | beweerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bewere | beweerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | beweren | beweerden | ||
| imperative sing. | beweer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beweert | |||
| participles | bewerend | beweerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: beweer
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- Rhymes:Dutch/eːrən
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːrən/3 syllables
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