bezitten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch besitten, from Old Dutch besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among”). Equivalent to be- + zitten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈzɪtə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧zit‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɪtən
Verb
bezitten
- (transitive) to own, to possess
Usage notes
Although verbs with be- are generally transitive, the passive construction is usually avoided for similar reasons as in English as bezeten refers to demonic possession. A construction with in bezit is preferred:
- Het bedrijf bezit dit land ― The company owns this land.
- Dit land is in bezit van het bedrijf. ― This land is in the possession of the company.
Inflection
| Inflection of bezitten (strong class 5, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bezitten | |||
| past singular | bezat | |||
| past participle | bezeten | |||
| infinitive | bezitten | |||
| gerund | bezitten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bezit | bezat | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bezit | bezat | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bezit | bezat | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bezit | bezat | ||
| 3rd person singular | bezit | bezat | ||
| plural | bezitten | bezaten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bezitte | bezate | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bezitten | bezaten | ||
| imperative sing. | bezit | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bezit | |||
| participles | bezittend | bezeten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bezit
- bezitster
- bezittelijk
- bezitter
- bezitting
- bezeten
- bezetene
Related terms
- bezit
- bezitter