benauwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch benauwen. Equivalent to be- + nauwen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈnɑu̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧nau‧wen
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

benauwen

  1. (transitive) to confine, to enclose
  2. (transitive) to oppress
  3. (transitive) to distress

Inflection

Inflection of benauwen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive benauwen
past singular benauwde
past participle benauwd
infinitive benauwen
gerund benauwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular benauwbenauwde
2nd person sing. (jij) benauwtbenauwde
2nd person sing. (u) benauwtbenauwde
2nd person sing. (gij) benauwtbenauwde
3rd person singular benauwtbenauwde
plural benauwenbenauwden
subjunctive sing.1 benauwebenauwde
subjunctive plur.1 benauwenbenauwden
imperative sing. benauw
imperative plur.1 benauwt
participles benauwendbenauwd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: benou
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