bepotelen

Dutch

Etymology

From be- ‎ poot ‎ -elen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈpoː.tə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧po‧te‧len

Verb

bepotelen

1. (transitive, Southern, chiefly Belgium) to grope, to touch sexually
2. (transitive, Southern, chiefly Belgium) to get one's hands on, to handle, to control
   • 2016, Peter Theunynck, De Slembroucks, Wereldbibliotheek:

     Arthur kan beter de Traction Avant bepotelen dan haar.

     It's better that Arthur handles the Traction Avant than that he touches her.

   • 2016 September 6, Michaël Aussems, “Aan de slag met de Surface Book: hybride met spierballen”, in ZDNet:

     Reden genoeg dus om de originele laptop eens te bepotelen.

     So there's enough cause to get our hands on the original laptop.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bepotelen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	bepotelen
past singular	bepotelde
past participle	bepoteld
infinitive	bepotelen
gerund	bepotelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bepotel	bepotelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	bepotelt, bepotel2	bepotelde
2nd person sing. (u)	bepotelt	bepotelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	bepotelt	bepotelde
3rd person singular	bepotelt	bepotelde
plural	bepotelen	bepotelden
subjunctive sing.1	bepotele	bepotelde
subjunctive plur.1	bepotelen	bepotelden
imperative sing.	bepotel
imperative plur.1	bepotelt
participles	bepotelend	bepoteld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.