bedingen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bedingen. Equivalent to be- +‎ dingen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdɪŋə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: be‧din‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

bedingen

1. (transitive) to claim rights to something through negotiation; to stipulate

Inflection

Conjugation of bedingen (strong class 3, prefixed)
infinitive	bedingen
past singular	bedong
past participle	bedongen
infinitive	bedingen
gerund	bedingen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beding	bedong
2nd person sing. (jij)	bedingt, beding2	bedong
2nd person sing. (u)	bedingt	bedong
2nd person sing. (gij)	bedingt	bedongt
3rd person singular	bedingt	bedong
plural	bedingen	bedongen
subjunctive sing.1	bedinge	bedonge
subjunctive plur.1	bedingen	bedongen
imperative sing.	beding
imperative plur.1	bedingt
participles	bedingend	bedongen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bedinging

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bedingen (“to hire (especially for a crime)”), synchronically be- +‎ dingen. The modern senses are influenced by and almost a back-formation from Bedingung (“condition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdɪŋən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: be‧din‧gen

Verb

1. to cause

   Der Stau auf der A1 bedingt eine längere Verspätung.

   The traffic jam on the A1 is causing a rather long delay.

2. to require, have as a prerequisite or condition

   Eine Jahressonderzahlung bedingt überdurchschnittlichen Einsatz.

   A yearly bonus requires/is conditional upon above-average effort.

   Motivation und Erfolg bedingen sich gegenseitig.

   Motivation and success are prerequisites for each other.

Derived terms

• Bedingen
• Bedingung
• bedingend
• bedingt
• ausbedingen
• abbedingen

Related terms

• verdingen
• dinglich

References

• “bedingen” in Duden online