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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch beschermen, from Old Dutch biskirmen, from Proto-West Germanic *biskirmijan. Equivalent to be- +‎ schermen. Cognate with German beschirmen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈsxɛrmə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧scher‧men
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmən

Verb

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beschermen

  1. (transitive) to protect

Conjugation

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Conjugation of beschermen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beschermen
past singular beschermde
past participle beschermd
infinitive beschermen
gerund beschermen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bescherm beschermde
2nd person sing. (jij) beschermt, bescherm2 beschermde
2nd person sing. (u) beschermt beschermde
2nd person sing. (gij) beschermt beschermde
3rd person singular beschermt beschermde
plural beschermen beschermden
subjunctive sing.1 bescherme beschermde
subjunctive plur.1 beschermen beschermden
imperative sing. bescherm
imperative plur.1 beschermt
participles beschermend beschermd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: beskerm