begrijpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch begripen, from Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- +‎ grijpen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɣrɛi̯pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧grij‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pən

Verb

begrijpen

  1. (transitive) to understand (concepts, ideas), to comprehend, to grasp
    Synonyms: vatten, verstaan, bevatten, snappen
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to encompass, include
    Synonyms: omvatten, bevatten

Usage notes

The word does not mean "understand" in the sense of "to hear clearly". For this, verstaan is used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of begrijpen (strong class 1, prefixed)
infinitive begrijpen
past singular begreep
past participle begrepen
infinitive begrijpen
gerund begrijpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular begrijp begreep
2nd person sing. (jij) begrijpt, begrijp2 begreep
2nd person sing. (u) begrijpt begreep
2nd person sing. (gij) begrijpt begreept
3rd person singular begrijpt begreep
plural begrijpen begrepen
subjunctive sing.1 begrijpe begrepe
subjunctive plur.1 begrijpen begrepen
imperative sing. begrijp
imperative plur.1 begrijpt
participles begrijpend begrepen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: begryp
  • → Sranan Tongo: bekrèip
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bekhrèip
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