bedroeven

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bedroeven. Equivalent to be- +‎ droeven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdruvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧droe‧ven
  • Rhymes: -uvən

Verb

bedroeven

  1. (transitive) to grieve, sadden

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedroeven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bedroeven
past singular bedroefde
past participle bedroefd
infinitive bedroeven
gerund bedroeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedroef bedroefde
2nd person sing. (jij) bedroeft, bedroef2 bedroefde
2nd person sing. (u) bedroeft bedroefde
2nd person sing. (gij) bedroeft bedroefde
3rd person singular bedroeft bedroefde
plural bedroeven bedroefden
subjunctive sing.1 bedroeve bedroefde
subjunctive plur.1 bedroeven bedroefden
imperative sing. bedroef
imperative plur.1 bedroeft
participles bedroevend bedroefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bedroef
  • Aukan: buduufu

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ droeven.

Verb

bedroeven

  1. to disturb, to confuse
  2. to make sad

Inflection

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Descendants

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