ontberen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch ontbēren, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną (to bear). Equivalent to ont- +‎ beren, see also baren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbeː.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ont‧be‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

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ontberen

  1. (transitive) to lack (to not have)
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to lack (to be missing, to be absent)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ontberen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontberen
past singular ontbeerde
past participle ontbeerd
infinitive ontberen
gerund ontberen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontbeer ontbeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontbeert, ontbeer2 ontbeerde
2nd person sing. (u) ontbeert ontbeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontbeert ontbeerde
3rd person singular ontbeert ontbeerde
plural ontberen ontbeerden
subjunctive sing.1 ontbere ontbeerde
subjunctive plur.1 ontberen ontbeerden
imperative sing. ontbeer
imperative plur.1 ontbeert
participles ontberend ontbeerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: ontbeer

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *antberan. Equivalent to ont- +‎ beren (to bear, carry).

Verb

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ontbēren

  1. to avoid doing
  2. to neglect, to put aside
  3. to lack

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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Further reading

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