bekende
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German bekennen, from be- + kennen (“to know”). Compare German bekennen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b̥eˈkʰɛnˀə]
Verb
bekende (past tense bekendte, past participle bekendt)
- to confess (faith)
- to admit (something immoral, something personal)
- to follow suit (to play a card of the same suit)
Inflection
Inflection of bekende
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | bekender | bekendte |
| perfect | har bekendt | havde bekendt |
| passive | bekendes | bekendtes |
| participle | bekendende | bekendt |
| imperative | bekend | — |
| infinitive | bekende | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | bekenden | — |
Synonyms
- (confess): tilstå
- (admit): indrømme
- (follow suit): bekende kulør
Derived terms
- bekendelse ("confession", "creed")
- bekender ("confessor")
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈkɛndə/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ken‧de
- Rhymes: -ɛndə
Etymology 1
From bekend.
Noun
bekende m (plural bekenden, diminutive bekendetje n)
- An acquaintance, someone known/trusted to the person of reference, yet often less than a friend
- Synonym: kennis
- (with the definite article: het bekende) The known, what one is familiar with
- Het bekende lijkt meestal veiliger maar saaier.
- The known usually seems safer but duller.
- Synonym: vertrouwde
Antonyms
- onbekende
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bekende
- Negerhollands: bekend
- → Sranan Tongo: bekenti
Adjective
bekende
- Inflected form of bekend
Participle
bekende
- Inflected form of bekend
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bekende
- singular past indicative and subjunctive of bekennen
Anagrams
- bedenke
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈkɛndə/
Noun
bekende c (plural bekenden)
- acquaintance
Further reading
- “bekende”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011