From Middle Dutch behoeven, from Old Dutch *bihuovon, from Proto-Germanic *bihōbōną. Equivalent to be- + hoeven. Cognate with English behove (“to be necessary for”), obsolete German behufen (cf. Behuf), Danish behøve (“to need”), Norwegian behøve (“to need”), Swedish behöva (“to have use for, to need”).
behoeven
| Conjugation of behoeven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | behoeven | |||
| past singular | behoefde | |||
| past participle | behoefd | |||
| infinitive | behoeven | |||
| gerund | behoeven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | behoef | behoefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | behoeft, behoef2 | behoefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | behoeft | behoefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | behoeft | behoefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | behoeft | behoefde | ||
| plural | behoeven | behoefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | behoeve | behoefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | behoeven | behoefden | ||
| imperative sing. | behoef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | behoeft | |||
| participles | behoevend | behoefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||