bereiken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈrɛi̯kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧rei‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bereiken. Equivalent to be- +‎ reiken.

Verb

bereiken

1. (transitive) to arrive at, to reach, to get to
2. (transitive) to achieve, to attain

Inflection

Conjugation of bereiken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	bereiken
past singular	bereikte
past participle	bereikt
infinitive	bereiken
gerund	bereiken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bereik	bereikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	bereikt	bereikte
2nd person sing. (u)	bereikt	bereikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	bereikt	bereikte
3rd person singular	bereikt	bereikte
plural	bereiken	bereikten
subjunctive sing.1	bereike	bereikte
subjunctive plur.1	bereiken	bereikten
imperative sing.	bereik
imperative plur.1	bereikt
participles	bereikend	bereikt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• bereikbaar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bereiken

1. plural of bereik

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ reiken.

Verb

bereiken

1. to reach, to arrive at

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: bereiken
• Limburgish: breike, brieke

Further reading

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