beperken

Dutch

Etymology

From be- + perk + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈpɛrkə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧er‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛrkən

Verb

beperken

  1. (transitive) to limit, to curtail, to restrict, to constrain
    De vrijheid van meningsuiting wordt niet alleen door de wet beperkt, maar ook door normen van moraal en beschaving.
    Freedom of speech is not only bounded by the law, but also by norms of morality and civility.
  2. (transitive) to abridge

Inflection

Inflection of beperken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beperken
past singular beperkte
past participle beperkt
infinitive beperken
gerund beperken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beperkbeperkte
2nd person sing. (jij) beperktbeperkte
2nd person sing. (u) beperktbeperkte
2nd person sing. (gij) beperktbeperkte
3rd person singular beperktbeperkte
plural beperkenbeperkten
subjunctive sing.1 beperkebeperkte
subjunctive plur.1 beperkenbeperkten
imperative sing. beperk
imperative plur.1 beperkt
participles beperkendbeperkt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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