berusten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch berusten. Equivalent to be- + rusten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈrʏstə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧rus‧ten
- Rhymes: -ʏstən
Verb
berusten
- (intransitive) to rest, depend [+ op (object) = on]
- Het succes van het project berust op de samenwerking van het hele team.
- The success of the project depends on the collaboration of the entire team.
- (intransitive) to resign oneself, to be resigned [+ in (object) = to], to accept after resisting; settle for
- Synonym: zich neerleggen (bij)
- Hij lijkt te berusten in zijn lot.
- He seems to be resigned to his fate.
Inflection
| Inflection of berusten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | berusten | |||
| past singular | berustte | |||
| past participle | berust | |||
| infinitive | berusten | |||
| gerund | berusten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | berust | berustte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | berust | berustte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | berust | berustte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | berust | berustte | ||
| 3rd person singular | berust | berustte | ||
| plural | berusten | berustten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beruste | berustte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | berusten | berustten | ||
| imperative sing. | berust | |||
| imperative plur.1 | berust | |||
| participles | berustend | berust | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- berusting
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: berùst
Anagrams
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