bedrijf

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdrɛi̯f/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧drijf
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯f

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch bedrijf. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedrijven. Compare German Betrieb.

Noun

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bedrijf n (plural bedrijven, diminutive bedrijfje n)

  1. business, economic activity
  2. (formal) profession [From 1507]
  3. company, firm, corporation
    En het bedrijf bood me mijn huidige baan in Nederland aan. — And the company offered me my current job in the Netherlands.
  4. (theater) act, major unit in a theatre piece [From 1610]
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: bedryf
  • Caribbean Javanese: bedrèf
  • ? German: Betrieb
  • Papiamentu: bedrijf (dated)
  • Sranan Tongo: bedrèif
  • Walloon: bedrieff

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bedrijf

  1. inflection of bedrijven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative