bewegen

Dutch

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bewegen. Equivalent to be- +‎ wegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈʋeːɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧we‧gen
• Rhymes: -eːɣən

Verb

bewegen

1. (intransitive, sometimes reflexive) to move, to be in motion

   Mijn benen bewegen.

   My legs move.

   Slakken bewegen zich maar langzaam.

   Snails move rather slowly.

2. (transitive) to move, to cause to be in motion

   Ik kan mijn benen niet bewegen.

   I can't move my legs.

3. (transitive) to budge, to motivate, to spur, to induce

   Ik kan hem maar niet bewegen om boodschappen te doen.

   I just can't get him to go to the shops.

Inflection

Conjugation of bewegen (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive	bewegen
past singular	bewoog
past participle	bewogen
infinitive	bewegen
gerund	bewegen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beweeg	bewoog
2nd person sing. (jij)	beweegt, beweeg2	bewoog
2nd person sing. (u)	beweegt	bewoog
2nd person sing. (gij)	beweegt	bewoogt
3rd person singular	beweegt	bewoog
plural	bewegen	bewogen
subjunctive sing.1	bewege	bewoge
subjunctive plur.1	bewegen	bewogen
imperative sing.	beweeg
imperative plur.1	beweegt
participles	bewegend	bewogen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• beweegbaar
• beweeglijk
• beweegreden
• beweging

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈveːɡən/

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Etymology 1

From Old High German biwegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move”), which stems from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Verb

1. (transitive) to persuade; to prompt (someone to do something); to make (someone do something); to induce; to get (someone to do something)

Conjugation

In the sense “to persuade”, bewegen is a strong verb. In the sense “to move”, it is weak. (See below.) Template:de-conj-strong

Etymology 2

Weakening of the strong verb bewegen. (See above.)

Verb

1. (transitive or reflexive) to move; to stir

Related terms

• beweglich
• bewegt
• Bewegung
• bewegungslos

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Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• beweeën (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German bewegen, from Old High German biwegan. The contemporary form with -g- was influenced by German bewegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈveːʁen/, [bəˈveːʑən]

Verb

bewegen (third-person singular present beweegt, past participle beweegt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to move something
2. (reflexive) to move