binnen

See also: binnen-

Dutch

binnen

inside, indoors
Als het regent kun je beter binnen blijven.
When it rains it's better to stay inside.
(postpositional) (to) inside, into
Het schip voerde de haven binnen.
The ship sailed into the harbour.

binnen

inside, within
U mag enkel binnen de parkeervakken parkeren.
You may only park inside the parking spaces.
within (a time)
binnen tien minuten
within ten minutes

Pronominal adverbs of binnen

binnen (used only predicatively, not comparable)

set for life (having obtained such success professionally and having been able to save enough money that one does not need to work any longer)

From Middle Low German binnen (“within”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”). The form is also Central German in Middle High German binnen (compare Luxembourgish bannen). It is originally an adverb meaning “within, inside” chiefly in local sense, equivalent to German innen. Binnen was adopted in modern standard German as a temporal preposition, while the prefix binnen- takes on the local sense of the word. Cognate with Dutch binnen.

binnen (with genitive or dative)

within (a time span)
- 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 27/2010, page 70:
  Die Aktienbörsen schalten oftmals binnen weniger Stunden von Depression auf Optimismus um – und wieder zurück.
  The stock markets often switch within a few hours from depression to optimism – and back again.

binnen (third-person singular simple present binnt, past tense bunn, past participle bunnen, auxiliary verb hebben)

Conjugation of binnen (class 3 strong verb)

indicative	present	preterite
infinitive	binnen
1st person singular	binn	bunn
2nd person singular	binns(t)	bunns(t)
3rd person singular	binn(t)	bunn
plural	binnt, binnen	bunnen
imperative	present	—
singular	binn
plural	binnt
participle	present	past
	binnen	(e)bunnen, gebunnen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.