believen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch believen. Equivalent to be- + lieven.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbelieven
- (transitive) to please, to appease
- 1952, Sprookjes van een spook. (Vetālapañcavimśatikā). Uit het Sanskriet vert. door J. A. B. van Buitenen, 43.
- Waarom zulke inspanning om die bedelmonnik te believen?
- Why do you do so much effort to please that mendicant monk?
- Waarom zulke inspanning om die bedelmonnik te believen?
- 1952, Sprookjes van een spook. (Vetālapañcavimśatikā). Uit het Sanskriet vert. door J. A. B. van Buitenen, 43.
Conjugation
editConjugation of believen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | believen | |||
past singular | beliefde | |||
past participle | beliefd | |||
infinitive | believen | |||
gerund | believen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | belief | beliefde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | belieft, belief2 | beliefde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | belieft | beliefde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | belieft | beliefde | ||
3rd person singular | belieft | beliefde | ||
plural | believen | beliefden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | believe | beliefde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | believen | beliefden | ||
imperative sing. | belief | |||
imperative plur.1 | belieft | |||
participles | believend | beliefd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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