bennen

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ben‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɛnən

Back-formed from ben by analogy with other verbs in which the infinitive is formed by adding -en to the first-person singular form.

bennen

1. (dialectal, Holland) Synonym of zijn (only the infinitive form zijn itself, not the other inflected forms).
   • 1844, “De zilvervloot”, Jan Pieter Heije (lyrics):

     Piet Hein, Piet Hein, Piet Hein zijn naam is klein / Zijn daden bennen groot, zijn daden bennen groot ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• Sometimes the first person singular form ben is also used for all the plural forms.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bennen

1. plural of ben

From Arabic بَنَّنَ (bannana). Compare Moroccan Arabic بنن (bannan), Tunisian Arabic بنن (bannan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.nɛn/

bennen (imperfect jbennen, past participle mbennen)

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