bedroeven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bedroeven. Equivalent to be- + droeven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdruvə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧droe‧ven
- Rhymes: -uvən
Verb
bedroeven
- (transitive) to grieve, sadden
Inflection
| Inflection of bedroeven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bedroeven | |||
| past singular | bedroefde | |||
| past participle | bedroefd | |||
| infinitive | bedroeven | |||
| gerund | bedroeven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bedroef | bedroefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bedroeft | bedroefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bedroeft | bedroefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bedroeft | bedroefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bedroeft | bedroefde | ||
| plural | bedroeven | bedroefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bedroeve | bedroefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bedroeven | bedroefden | ||
| imperative sing. | bedroef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bedroeft | |||
| participles | bedroevend | bedroefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bedroefd
- bedroeving
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bedroef
- → Aukan: buduufu
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From be- + droeven.
Verb
bedroeven
- to disturb, to confuse
- to make sad
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: bedroeven
- Limburgish: bedreuve, bedruueve
Further reading
- “bedroeven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bedroeven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN