bemannen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From man +‎ be- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈmɑnə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧man‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɑnən

Verb

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bemannen

  1. (transitive) to man (to supply with staff or crew)
    Coordinate terms: bemensen, bevrouwen
    Admiraliteiten waren verantwoordelijk voor het uitrusten en bemannen van schepen.
    Admiralties were responsible for the equipping and manning of ships.

Usage notes

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  • Sometimes the gender-neutral bemensen is used instead. The feminine equivalent bevrouwen is rare.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bemannen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bemannen
past singular bemande
past participle bemand
infinitive bemannen
gerund bemannen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beman bemande
2nd person sing. (jij) bemant, beman2 bemande
2nd person sing. (u) bemant bemande
2nd person sing. (gij) bemant bemande
3rd person singular bemant bemande
plural bemannen bemanden
subjunctive sing.1 bemanne bemande
subjunctive plur.1 bemannen bemanden
imperative sing. beman
imperative plur.1 bemant
participles bemannend bemand
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German bemannen. Equivalent to be- +‎ Mann +‎ -en or be- +‎ mannen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bemannen (weak, third-person singular present bemannt, past tense bemannte, past participle bemannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to man (to supply with staff or crew)
    bemannter Flug(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • bemannen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bemannen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bemannen” in Duden online
  • bemannen” in OpenThesaurus.de