bepalen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch bepalen (“to put poles on/around”). Equivalent to paal + be- -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bepalen
- (transitive) to determine, to figure out
- Dat is bepaald door de wet.
- That is determined by law.
- (transitive) to determine, to decide, to choose
- (reflexive) to limit oneself, to restrain oneself, to contain oneself
- In de toekomst, ik zal proberen tot alleen twee per dag mezelf te bepalen.
- In the future, I will try to limit myself to only two per day.
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of bepalen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bepalen | |||
past singular | bepaalde | |||
past participle | bepaald | |||
infinitive | bepalen | |||
gerund | bepalen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bepaal | bepaalde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bepaalt, bepaal2 | bepaalde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bepaalt | bepaalde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bepaalt | bepaalde | ||
3rd person singular | bepaalt | bepaalde | ||
plural | bepalen | bepaalden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bepale | bepaalde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bepalen | bepaalden | ||
imperative sing. | bepaal | |||
imperative plur.1 | bepaalt | |||
participles | bepalend | bepaald | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
[edit]- (figure out): vaststellen
- (decide): regelen, kiezen
- (limit): beperken
Derived terms
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