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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdrɛi̯f/
- Hyphenation: be‧drijf
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯f
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bedrijf. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedrijven. Compare German Betrieb.
Noun
bedrijf n (plural bedrijven, diminutive bedrijfje n)
- business, economic activity
- (formal) profession
- company, firm, corporation
- En het bedrijf bood me mijn huidige baan in Nederland aan. — And the company offered me my current job in the Netherlands.
- (theater) act, major unit in a theatre piece
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bedrijf
- inflection of bedrijven:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative