betrappen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alongside older betrapen, from Middle Dutch betrapen (“to catch”). Equivalent to be- + trappen, with trappen in the now-obsolete sense "catch, trap". The reason for the single consonant and long vowel in Middle Dutch is unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]betrappen
- (transitive) to take by surprise, to catch unaware, someone who is doing something they should not be
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of betrappen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | betrappen | |||
past singular | betrapte | |||
past participle | betrapt | |||
infinitive | betrappen | |||
gerund | betrappen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | betrap | betrapte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | betrapt, betrap2 | betrapte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | betrapt | betrapte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | betrapt | betrapte | ||
3rd person singular | betrapt | betrapte | ||
plural | betrappen | betrapten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | betrappe | betrapte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | betrappen | betrapten | ||
imperative sing. | betrap | |||
imperative plur.1 | betrapt | |||
participles | betrappend | betrapt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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