bezighouden
Dutch
Etymology
From bezig + houden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːzəxɦɑu̯də(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧zig‧hou‧den
Verb
bezighouden
- (transitive) to keep busy, to occupy
- (reflexive) to occupy oneself, to be productive
Inflection
| Inflection of bezighouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, separable) | |||||||||
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| infinitive | bezighouden | ||||||||
| past singular | hield bezig | ||||||||
| past participle | beziggehouden | ||||||||
| infinitive | bezighouden | ||||||||
| gerund | bezighouden n|- class="vsHide" style="background: #E6E6FF;" | main clause | subordinate clause | ||||||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | ||||||
| 1st person singular | hou bezig, houd bezig | hield bezig | bezighou, bezighoud | bezighield | |||||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | houdt bezig | hield bezig | bezighoudt | bezighield | |||||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | houdt bezig | hield bezig | bezighoudt | bezighield | |||||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | houdt bezig | hieldt bezig | bezighoudt | bezighieldt | |||||
| 3rd person singular | houdt bezig | hield bezig | bezighoudt | bezighield | |||||
| plural | houden bezig | hielden bezig | bezighouden | bezighielden | |||||
| subjunctive sing.1 | houde bezig | hielde bezig | bezighoude | bezighielde | |||||
| subjunctive plur.1 | houden bezig | hielden bezig | bezighouden | bezighielden | |||||
| imperative sing. | hou bezig, houd bezig | ||||||||
| imperative plur.1 | houdt bezig | ||||||||
| participles | bezighoudend | beziggehouden | |||||||
| 1) Archaic. | |||||||||
Anagrams
- houden bezig