bekennen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bekennen, from Old Dutch bikennen. Equivalent to be- + kennen.
Pronunciation
Verb
bekennen
- (transitive) to acknowledge, confess
- (transitive) to see, to make out, to discern
- (transitive, dated) to have sex, to know
Inflection
Conjugation of bekennen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bekennen | |||
past singular | bekende | |||
past participle | bekend | |||
infinitive | bekennen | |||
gerund | bekennen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | beken | bekende | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bekent, beken2 | bekende | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bekent | bekende | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bekent | bekende | ||
3rd person singular | bekent | bekende | ||
plural | bekennen | bekenden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bekenne | bekende | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bekennen | bekenden | ||
imperative sing. | beken | |||
imperative plur.1 | bekent | |||
participles | bekennend | bekend | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
German
Etymology
be- + kennen. Cognate with Scottish dialectical English beken.
Pronunciation
Verb
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bekennen” in Duden online
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch bikennen. Equivalent to be- + kennen.
Verb
bekennen
- to get to know, to learn of
- to notice
- to see
- to recognise
- to know
- to acknowledge, to discern
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “bekennen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bekennen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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