behoeven
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch behoeven, from Old Dutch *bihuovon, from Proto-Germanic *bihōbōną. Equivalent to be- + hoeven. Cognate with English behove (“to be necessary for”), obsolete German behufen (cf. Behuf), Danish behøve (“to need”), Norwegian behøve (“to need”), Swedish behöva (“to have use for, to need”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]behoeven
- (transitive, formal) to need
- Zij zullen ontvangen wat zij ook behoeven.
- They will receive whatever they need.
- Je kunt je huis naar behoeven uitbreiden.
- You can expand your house according to need.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of behoeven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | behoeven | |||
past singular | behoefde | |||
past participle | behoefd | |||
infinitive | behoeven | |||
gerund | behoeven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | behoef | behoefde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | behoeft, behoef2 | behoefde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | behoeft | behoefde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | behoeft | behoefde | ||
3rd person singular | behoeft | behoefde | ||
plural | behoeven | behoefden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | behoeve | behoefde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | behoeven | behoefden | ||
imperative sing. | behoef | |||
imperative plur.1 | behoeft | |||
participles | behoevend | behoefd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: behoef
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