bekennen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bekennen, from Old Dutch bikennen. Equivalent to be- +‎ kennen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈkɛnə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ken‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɛnən

Verb

bekennen

  1. (transitive) to acknowledge, confess
  2. (transitive) to see, to make out, to discern
  3. (transitive, dated) to have sex, to know

Inflection

Conjugation of bekennen (weak, prefixed)
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

Template:de-verb-strong

  1. to confess
  2. (reflexive) to plead
    Der Beklagte bekannte sich schuldig.
    The defendant pleaded guilty.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bikennen. Equivalent to be- +‎ kennen.

Verb

bekennen

  1. to get to know, to learn of
  2. to notice
  3. to see
  4. to recognise
  5. to know
  6. to acknowledge, to discern

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: bekennen
  • Limburgish: bekènne

Further reading