bezien

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈzin/

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• Hyphenation: be‧zien
• Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch besien, from Old Dutch bisian, from Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), equivalent to be- +‎ zien. Cognate with English besee, German besehen.

Verb

bezien

1. (transitive) to have a closer look at
2. (transitive, obsolete) to view, to behold

Conjugation

Conjugation of bezien (strong class 5, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive	bezien
past singular	bezag
past participle	bezien
infinitive	bezien
gerund	bezien n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bezie	bezag
2nd person sing. (jij)	beziet, bezie2	bezag
2nd person sing. (u)	beziet	bezag
2nd person sing. (gij)	beziet	bezaagt
3rd person singular	beziet	bezag
plural	bezien	bezagen
subjunctive sing.1	bezie	bezage
subjunctive plur.1	bezien	bezagen
imperative sing.	bezie
imperative plur.1	beziet
participles	beziend	bezien
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

bezien

1. past participle of bezien

Declension

Declension of bezien
uninflected	bezien
inflected	beziene
		positive
predicative/adverbial		bezien
indefinite	m./f. sing.	beziene
	n. sing.	bezien
	plural	beziene
definite		beziene
partitive		beziens