behoeven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch behoeven, from Old Dutch *bihuovon, from Proto-Germanic *bihōbōną. Equivalent to be- + hoeven. Cognate with English behove, behoove (“to be necessary for”), obsolete German behufen (cf. Behuf), Danish behøve (“to need”), Norwegian behøve (“to need”), Swedish behöva (“to have use for, to need”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɦuvə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧hoe‧ven
- Rhymes: -uvən
Verb
behoeven
- (transitive, formal) to need
- Zij zullen ontvangen wat zij ook behoeven.
- They will receive whatever they need.
- Je kunt je huis naar behoeven uitbreiden.
- You can expand your house according to need.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of behoeven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | behoeven | |||
| past singular | behoefde | |||
| past participle | behoefd | |||
| infinitive | behoeven | |||
| gerund | behoeven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | behoef | behoefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | behoeft, behoef2 | behoefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | behoeft | behoefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | behoeft | behoefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | behoeft | behoefde | ||
| plural | behoeven | behoefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | behoeve | behoefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | behoeven | behoefden | ||
| imperative sing. | behoef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | behoeft | |||
| participles | behoevend | behoefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: behoef