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baten
baten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːtə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːtən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch baten, from Old Dutch *baton, from Proto-Germanic *batōną, *batjaną, *batāną, from the same root as beter.
Verb
baten
- (transitive) to avail, to be beneficial to
Inflection
| Inflection of baten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | baten | |||
| past singular | baatte | |||
| past participle | gebaat | |||
| infinitive | baten | |||
| gerund | baten n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | baat | baatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | baat | baatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | baat | baatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | baat | baatte | ||
| 3rd person singular | baat | baatte | ||
| plural | baten | baatten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bate | baatte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | baten | baatten | ||
| imperative sing. | baat | |||
| imperative plur.1 | baat | |||
| participles | batend | gebaat | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- uitbaten
- baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
baten
- plural of baat