behoeven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch behoeven, from Old Dutch *bihuovon, from Proto-Germanic *bihōbōną. Equivalent to be- + hoeven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɦuvə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧hoe‧ven
  • Rhymes: -uvən

Verb

behoeven

  1. (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.

Inflection

Inflection of behoeven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive behoeven
past singular behoefde
past participle behoefd
infinitive behoeven
gerund behoeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular behoefbehoefde
2nd person sing. (jij) behoeftbehoefde
2nd person sing. (u) behoeftbehoefde
2nd person sing. (gij) behoeftbehoefde
3rd person singular behoeftbehoefde
plural behoevenbehoefden
subjunctive sing.1 behoevebehoefde
subjunctive plur.1 behoevenbehoefden
imperative sing. behoef
imperative plur.1 behoeft
participles behoevendbehoefd
1) Archaic.

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