Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch berôven, from Old Dutch birōvon, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną; equivalent to be-roven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈroːvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ro‧ven
  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Verb

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beroven

  1. (transitive) to rob [with van ‘of’], to steal from
    Wie heeft mij beroofd?
    Who has robbed me?
  2. (transitive) to deprive [with van ‘of’]

Conjugation

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Conjugation of beroven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beroven
past singular beroofde
past participle beroofd
infinitive beroven
gerund beroven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beroof beroofde
2nd person sing. (jij) berooft, beroof2 beroofde
2nd person sing. (u) berooft beroofde
2nd person sing. (gij) berooft beroofde
3rd person singular berooft beroofde
plural beroven beroofden
subjunctive sing.1 berove beroofde
subjunctive plur.1 beroven beroofden
imperative sing. beroof
imperative plur.1 berooft
participles berovend beroofd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: beroof