betrappen

Dutch

Etymology

Alongside older betrapen, from Middle Dutch betrapen (to catch). Equivalent to be- + trappen, with trappen in the now-obsolete sense "catch, trap". The reason for the single consonant and long vowel in Middle Dutch is unclear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtrɑpə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧trap‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɑpən

Verb

betrappen

  1. (transitive) to take by surprise, to catch unaware, someone who is doing something they should not be

Inflection

Inflection of betrappen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive betrappen
past singular betrapte
past participle betrapt
infinitive betrappen
gerund betrappen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betrapbetrapte
2nd person sing. (jij) betraptbetrapte
2nd person sing. (u) betraptbetrapte
2nd person sing. (gij) betraptbetrapte
3rd person singular betraptbetrapte
plural betrappenbetrapten
subjunctive sing.1 betrappebetrapte
subjunctive plur.1 betrappenbetrapten
imperative sing. betrap
imperative plur.1 betrapt
participles betrappendbetrapt
1) Archaic.
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