bekruipen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch becrupen. Equivalent to be- + kruipen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈkrœy̯pə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧krui‧pen
- Rhymes: -œy̯pən
Verb
bekruipen
- (transitive) to creep on/ up to, to approach and/or mount by crawling, especially stealthily
- De bloedzuigers bekropen hun nietsvermoedend slachtoffer.
- The leaches crept on their unsuspecting victim.
- (transitive) to steal upon, to come over, to assail (of feelings and thoughts)
Inflection
| Inflection of bekruipen (strong class 2, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bekruipen | |||
| past singular | bekroop | |||
| past participle | bekropen | |||
| infinitive | bekruipen | |||
| gerund | bekruipen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bekruip | bekroop | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bekruipt | bekroop | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bekruipt | bekroop | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bekruipt | bekroopt | ||
| 3rd person singular | bekruipt | bekroop | ||
| plural | bekruipen | bekropen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bekruipe | bekrope | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bekruipen | bekropen | ||
| imperative sing. | bekruip | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bekruipt | |||
| participles | bekruipend | bekropen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bekruipenis
- bekruiping