beschouwen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch beschouwen. Equivalent to be- + schouwen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈsxɑu̯ə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧schou‧wen
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
Verb
beschouwen
- (transitive) to contemplate
- (transitive) to consider, to regard [+ als (object) = as]
Inflection
| Inflection of beschouwen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beschouwen | |||
| past singular | beschouwde | |||
| past participle | beschouwd | |||
| infinitive | beschouwen | |||
| gerund | beschouwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | beschouw | beschouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beschouwt | beschouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beschouwt | beschouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beschouwt | beschouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | beschouwt | beschouwde | ||
| plural | beschouwen | beschouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beschouwe | beschouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | beschouwen | beschouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | beschouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beschouwt | |||
| participles | beschouwend | beschouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (consider): opvatten, uitleggen
Derived terms
- beschouwing