bekennen
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See also: Bekennen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch bekennen, from Old Dutch bikennen, from Proto-West Germanic *bikannijan. Equivalent to be- + kennen. Cognates include German bekennen, and English and Scots beken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bekennen
- (transitive) to acknowledge, confess
- (transitive) to see, to make out, to discern
- (transitive, biblical, euphemistic) to have sex, to know, have carnal knowledge
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of bekennen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bekennen | |||
past singular | bekende | |||
past participle | bekend | |||
infinitive | bekennen | |||
gerund | bekennen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | beken | bekende | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bekent, beken2 | bekende | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bekent | bekende | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bekent | bekende | ||
3rd person singular | bekent | bekende | ||
plural | bekennen | bekenden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bekenne | bekende | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bekennen | bekenden | ||
imperative sing. | beken | |||
imperative plur.1 | bekent | |||
participles | bekennend | bekend | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German bekennen, from Old High German bikennen, from Proto-West Germanic *bikannijan. Equivalent to be- + kennen. Cognates include Dutch bekennen, and English and Scots beken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bekennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bekennt, past tense bekannte, past participle bekannt, past subjunctive bekennte, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to confess, to admit
- (transitive) to bear witness, to avow
- Farbe bekennen ― to show one's true colors
- (reflexive) to pledge oneself (to), to commit (to), to declare one's affiliation (with), to take a stand (on) [with zu (+ dative) ‘something, e.g. a belief or religion’]
- sich zu einer Religion bekennen
- to profess / to commit to a religion
- (reflexive, law) to plead
- Der Beklagte bekannte sich schuldig.
- The defendant pleaded guilty.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | bekennen | ||||
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present participle | bekennend | ||||
past participle | bekannt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bekenne | wir bekennen | i | ich bekenne | wir bekennen |
du bekennst | ihr bekennt | du bekennest | ihr bekennet | ||
er bekennt | sie bekennen | er bekenne | sie bekennen | ||
preterite | ich bekannte | wir bekannten | ii | ich bekennte1 | wir bekennten1 |
du bekanntest | ihr bekanntet | du bekenntest1 | ihr bekenntet1 | ||
er bekannte | sie bekannten | er bekennte1 | sie bekennten1 | ||
imperative | bekenn (du) bekenne (du) |
bekennt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bekennen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bekennen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “bekennen” in Duden online
- “bekennen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch bikennen. Equivalent to be- + kennen.
Verb
[edit]bekennen
- to get to know, to learn of
- to notice
- to see
- to recognise
- to know
- to acknowledge, to discern
Inflection
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bekennen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bekennen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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