bescheren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bescheren. Equivalent to be- + scheren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈsxeː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: be‧sche‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Inflection
| Inflection of bescheren (strong class 4, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bescheren | |||
| past singular | beschoor | |||
| past participle | beschoren | |||
| infinitive | bescheren | |||
| gerund | bescheren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bescheer | beschoor | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bescheert | beschoor | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bescheert | beschoor | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bescheert | beschoort | ||
| 3rd person singular | bescheert | beschoor | ||
| plural | bescheren | beschoren | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beschere | beschore | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bescheren | beschoren | ||
| imperative sing. | bescheer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bescheert | |||
| participles | bescherend | beschoren | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- toebescheren
German
Etymology
From Middle High German beschern (“to preordain, destine, allot, distribute”). Compare Yiddish באַשערט (bashert, “predestined”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəˈʃeːʁən]
Audio (file)
Verb
bescheren (weak, third-person singular present beschert, past tense bescherte, past participle beschert, auxiliary haben)
- (ditransitive) to give as a gift, bestow, present (especially Christmas presents)
- (transitive) to give (Christmas) presents to (The accusative case is used for person receiving the gifts.)
- Wir bescheren die Kinder nach dem Abendessen.
- We give (Christmas) presents to the children after dinner.
- (ditransitive) to supply, provide, bring
- Dieser Talisman wird dir viel Glück bescheren.
- This talisman will bring you good luck.
Usage notes
- In the Christmas sense, bescheren retains its original association with the transcendent to some degree inasmuch as the subject is usually the Christkind or Weihnachtsmann, and only rarely a normal person.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bescheren (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | bescheren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bescherend | ||||
| past participle | beschert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich beschere | wir bescheren | i | ich beschere | wir bescheren |
| du bescherst | ihr beschert | du bescherest | ihr bescheret | ||
| er beschert | sie bescheren | er beschere | sie bescheren | ||
| preterite | ich bescherte | wir bescherten | ii | ich bescherte1 | wir bescherten1 |
| du beschertest | ihr beschertet | du beschertest1 | ihr beschertet1 | ||
| er bescherte | sie bescherten | er bescherte1 | sie bescherten1 | ||
| imperative | bescher (du) beschere (du) |
beschert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of bescheren (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
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