From Middle Dutch boeten (“to improve”), from Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.
boeten
| Conjugation of boeten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | boeten | |||
| past singular | boette | |||
| past participle | geboet | |||
| infinitive | boeten | |||
| gerund | boeten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | boet | boette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | boet | boette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | boet | boette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | boet | boette | ||
| 3rd person singular | boet | boette | ||
| plural | boeten | boetten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | boete | boette | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | boeten | boetten | ||
| imperative sing. | boet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | boet | |||
| participles | boetend | geboet | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
From Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan.
boeten
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | boeten | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | boeten | |
| In genitive | boetens | |
| In dative | boetene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | boete | — |
| 2nd singular | boets, boetes | — |
| 3rd singular | boet, boetet | — |
| 1st plural | boeten | — |
| 2nd plural | boet, boetet | — |
| 3rd plural | boeten | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | boete | — |
| 2nd singular | boets, boetes | — |
| 3rd singular | boete | — |
| 1st plural | boeten | — |
| 2nd plural | boet, boetet | — |
| 3rd plural | boeten | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | boet, boete | |
| Plural | boet, boetet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | boetende | — |