gebeuren

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈbøːrə(n)/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch geburen, from Old Dutch geburien (to happen, occur), from Proto-Germanic *gaburjaną. Equivalent to ge- + beuren. Cognate with German Low German geböhren (to happen), West Frisian barre (to happen), Old English ġebyrian (to happen).

Verb

gebeuren

  1. (intransitive) to happen
Inflection
Inflection of gebeuren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive gebeuren
past singular gebeurde
past participle gebeurd
infinitive gebeuren
gerund gebeuren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular gebeurgebeurde
2nd person sing. (jij) gebeurtgebeurde
2nd person sing. (u) gebeurtgebeurde
2nd person sing. (gij) gebeurtgebeurde
3rd person singular gebeurtgebeurde
plural gebeurengebeurden
subjunctive sing.1 gebeuregebeurde
subjunctive plur.1 gebeurengebeurden
imperative sing. gebeur
imperative plur.1 gebeurt
participles gebeurendgebeurd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Gerund of the verb gebeuren.

Noun

gebeuren n (uncountable)

  1. Something which is happening or which happened; event
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