bewegen
Dutch
Etymology
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From Middle Dutch bewegen. Equivalent to be- + wegen.
Pronunciation
Verb
bewegen
- (intransitive, sometimes reflexive) to move, to be in motion
- Mijn benen bewegen.
- My legs move.
- Slakken bewegen zich maar langzaam.
- Snails move rather slowly.
- (transitive) to move, to cause to be in motion
- Ik kan mijn benen niet bewegen.
- I can't move my legs.
- (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) | ||||
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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
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German biwegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move”)[1], which stems from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.
Verb
- (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
- (transitive or reflexive) to move; to stir
Conjugation
Related terms
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “bewegen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
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
Verb
bewegen (third-person singular present beweegt, past participle beweegt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to move something
- (reflexive) to move
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