begrijpen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch begripen, from Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + grijpen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]begrijpen
- (transitive) to understand (concepts, ideas), to comprehend
- (transitive, obsolete) to encompass, include
Usage notes
[edit]The word does not mean "understand" in the sense of "to hear clearly". For this, verstaan is used.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of begrijpen (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | begrijpen | |||
past singular | begreep | |||
past participle | begrepen | |||
infinitive | begrijpen | |||
gerund | begrijpen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | begrijp | begreep | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | begrijpt, begrijp2 | begreep | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | begrijpt | begreep | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | begrijpt | begreept | ||
3rd person singular | begrijpt | begreep | ||
plural | begrijpen | begrepen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | begrijpe | begrepe | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | begrijpen | begrepen | ||
imperative sing. | begrijp | |||
imperative plur.1 | begrijpt | |||
participles | begrijpend | begrepen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯pən
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯pən/3 syllables
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