beijveren
Dutch
Etymology
From be- + ijveren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɛi̯vərə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ij‧ve‧ren
Verb
beijveren
- (reflexive) to endeavor, to devote oneself to something or put great effort into something, to strive [+ voor (for)]
- (obsolete, transitive) to strive for
Inflection
| Inflection of beijveren (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beijveren | |||
| past singular | beijverde | |||
| past participle | beijverd | |||
| infinitive | beijveren | |||
| gerund | beijveren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beijver | beijverde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beijvert | beijverde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beijvert | beijverde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beijvert | beijverde | ||
| 3rd person singular | beijvert | beijverde | ||
| plural | beijveren | beijverden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beijvere | beijverde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | beijveren | beijverden | ||
| imperative sing. | beijver | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beijvert | |||
| participles | beijverend | beijverd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- beijveraar
- beijvering
Related terms
- ijver (“diligence, industriousness”)