begeven

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɣeːvə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ge‧ven
• Rhymes: -eːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch begeven. Equivalent to be- +‎ geven.

Verb

begeven

1. (intransitive, with het as object) to give way, to collapse, to break down

   De brug begaf het.

   The bridge collapsed.

2. (reflexive) to go (somewhere), move towards

   zich naar huis begeven

   to go home

Inflection

Conjugation of begeven (strong class 5, prefixed)
infinitive	begeven
past singular	begaf
past participle	begeven
infinitive	begeven
gerund	begeven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	begeef	begaf
2nd person sing. (jij)	begeeft, begeef2	begaf
2nd person sing. (u)	begeeft	begaf
2nd person sing. (gij)	begeeft	begaaft
3rd person singular	begeeft	begaf
plural	begeven	begaven
subjunctive sing.1	begeve	begave
subjunctive plur.1	begeven	begaven
imperative sing.	begeef
imperative plur.1	begeeft
participles	begevend	begeven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

begeven

1. (deprecated template usage) past participle of begeven

Inflection

Declension of begeven
uninflected	begeven
inflected	begeven
		positive
predicative/adverbial		begeven
indefinite	m./f. sing.	begeven
	n. sing.	begeven
	plural	begeven
definite		begeven
partitive		begevens

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ geven.

Verb

begēven

1. to abandon, to forsake
2. to leave
3. to stop, to cease
4. to retreat (into a convent)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: begeven
• Limburgish: begaeve

Further reading

• “begheven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “begeven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN