bepalen

From Middle Dutch bepalen (“to put poles on/around”). Equivalent to paal +‎ be- -en.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈpaːlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧pa‧len
• Rhymes: -aːlən

bepalen

1. (transitive) to determine, to figure out

   Dat is bepaald door de wet.

   That is determined by law.

2. (transitive) to determine, to decide, to choose
3. (reflexive) to limit oneself, to restrain oneself, to contain oneself

   In de toekomst zal ik proberen mezelf tot slechts twee per dag te bepalen.

   In the future, I will try to limit myself to only two per day.

• (figure out): vaststellen
• (decide): regelen, kiezen
• (limit): beperken

• Afrikaans: bepaal
• → Papiamentu: bepaal (dated)