From Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.
beven
| Inflection of beven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beven | |||
| past singular | beefde | |||
| past participle | gebeefd | |||
| infinitive | beven | |||
| gerund | beven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beef | beefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beeft | beefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beeft | beefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beeft | beefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | beeft | beefde | ||
| plural | beven | beefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beve | beefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | beven | beefden | ||
| imperative sing. | beef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beeft | |||
| participles | bevend | gebeefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
From Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn.
bēven
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bēven | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | bēven | |
| In genitive | bēvens | |
| In dative | bēvene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | bēve | — |
| 2nd singular | bēefs, bēves | — |
| 3rd singular | bēeft, bēvet | — |
| 1st plural | bēven | — |
| 2nd plural | bēeft, bēvet | — |
| 3rd plural | bēven | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | bēve | — |
| 2nd singular | bēefs, bēves | — |
| 3rd singular | bēve | — |
| 1st plural | bēven | — |
| 2nd plural | bēeft, bēvet | — |
| 3rd plural | bēven | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | bēef, bēve | |
| Plural | bēeft, bēvet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | bēvende | — |