bezetten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch besetten, from Old Dutch *bisetten, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną. Equivalent to be- + zetten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈzɛtə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧zet‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛtən
Verb
bezetten
- (transitive) to occupy, to fill
- Is die stoel bezet?
- Is that seat taken?
- (transitive) to occupy (forcefully with military personnel), to conquer
Inflection
| Inflection of bezetten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bezetten | |||
| past singular | bezette | |||
| past participle | bezet | |||
| infinitive | bezetten | |||
| gerund | bezetten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bezet | bezette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bezet | bezette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bezet | bezette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bezet | bezette | ||
| 3rd person singular | bezet | bezette | ||
| plural | bezetten | bezetten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bezette | bezette | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bezetten | bezetten | ||
| imperative sing. | bezet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bezet | |||
| participles | bezettend | bezet | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bezetteling
- bezetter
- bezetting