besterven
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch besterven. Equivalent to be- + sterven.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]besterven
- (intransitive) to start to decompose after death
- (intransitive, figuratively) to disappear as if dying
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of besterven (strong class 3+7, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besterven | |||
| past singular | bestierf | |||
| past participle | bestorven | |||
| infinitive | besterven | |||
| gerund | besterven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | besterf | bestierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | besterft, besterf2 | bestierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | besterft | bestierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | besterft | bestierft | ||
| 3rd person singular | besterft | bestierf | ||
| plural | besterven | bestierven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | besterve | bestierve | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | besterven | bestierven | ||
| imperative sing. | besterf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | besterft | |||
| participles | bestervend | bestorven | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms prefixed with be-
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛrvən
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛrvən/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch verbs
- Dutch intransitive verbs
- Dutch class 3+7 strong verbs
- Dutch prefixed verbs
- Dutch prefixed verbs with be-