begraven
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch begrāven, from Old Dutch bigravan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- + graven.
Verb
begraven
- (transitive) to bury
- De hond begroef zijn bot net waar zijn voorganger begraven was.
- The dog buried his bone precisely where his predecessor was buried.
Inflection
| Inflection of begraven (strong class 6, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | begraven | |||
| past singular | begroef | |||
| past participle | begraven | |||
| infinitive | begraven | |||
| gerund | begraven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | begraaf | begroef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | begraaft | begroef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | begraaft | begroef | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | begraaft | begroeft | ||
| 3rd person singular | begraaft | begroef | ||
| plural | begraven | begroeven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | begrave | begroeve | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | begraven | begroeven | ||
| imperative sing. | begraaf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | begraaft | |||
| participles | begravend | begraven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: begrawe, begraaf
- Berbice Creole Dutch: bugrafu
- Jersey Dutch: bexrâve
- Negerhollands: begraaf, begraev, graav, graav na
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
begraven
- past participle of begraven
Inflection
| Inflection of begraven | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | begraven | |||
| inflected | begraven | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | begraven | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | begraven | ||
| n. sing. | begraven | |||
| plural | begraven | |||
| definite | begraven | |||
| partitive | begravens | |||
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German begraven, from Old Saxon bigravan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną, equivalent to be- + graven.
Pronunciation
Verb
begraven (third-person singular simple present begraavt, past tense begroov, past participle begraven, auxiliary verb wesen)
- to bury
- De dode Katt worr in'n Achtergoorn begraven dörch de hele Familie
- The dead cat was buried in the back garden by the whole family
- De dode Katt worr in'n Achtergoorn begraven dörch de hele Familie
Conjugation
Conjugation of begraven (class 6 strong verb)
| infinitive | begraven | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | begraav | begroov |
| 2nd person singular | begraavs(t) | begroovs(t) |
| 3rd person singular | begraav(t) | begroov |
| plural | begraavt, begraaven | begroven |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | begraav | |
| plural | begraavt | |
| participle | present | past |
| begraven | (e)begraven, gebegraven | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch bigravan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- + grāven.
Verb
begrāven
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “begraven (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “begraven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Swedish
Participle
begraven
Adjective
begraven
Declension
| Inflection of begraven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | begraven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | begravet | — | — |
| Plural | begravna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | begravne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | begravne | — | — |
| All | begravna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||