bijten

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch biten, from Old Dutch *bītan, from Proto-West Germanic *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt (“to split”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛi̯tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bij‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən

Verb[edit]

bijten

  1. (transitive) to bite
    Waarom heb je me gebeten?
    Why did you bite me?
    Blaffende honden bijten niet.
    Barking dogs seldom bite. (literally: Barking dogs don't bite.)

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of bijten (strong class 1)
infinitive bijten
past singular beet
past participle gebeten
infinitive bijten
gerund bijten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bijt beet
2nd person sing. (jij) bijt beet
2nd person sing. (u) bijt beet
2nd person sing. (gij) bijt beet
3rd person singular bijt beet
plural bijten beten
subjunctive sing.1 bijte bete
subjunctive plur.1 bijten beten
imperative sing. bijt
imperative plur.1 bijt
participles bijtend gebeten
1) Archaic.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: byt
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: biti
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: bet, bit
  • →? Sranan Tongo: beti
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