ebben
See also: Ebben
Dutch
ebben
ebony
ebony
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛbə(n)/
ebben (file) - Hyphenation: eb‧ben
- Rhymes: -ɛbən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.
Inflection
| Conjugation of ebben (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ebben | |||
| past singular | ebde | |||
| past participle | geëbd | |||
| infinitive | ebben | |||
| gerund | ebben n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | eb | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ebt | ebde | ||
| plural | ebben | ebden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ebbe | ebde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ebben | ebden | ||
| imperative sing. | eb | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ebt | |||
| participles | ebbend | geëbd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From older eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin ebenus, probably borrowed through Old French.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German ebben; see Ebbe.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
ebben (weak, third-person singular present ebbt, past tense ebbte, past participle geebbt, auxiliary haben)
- to ebb
Conjugation
| infinitive | ebben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ebbend | ||||
| past participle | geebbt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich ebbe | wir ebben | i | ich ebbe | wir ebben |
| du ebbst | ihr ebbt | du ebbest | ihr ebbet | ||
| er ebbt | sie ebben | er ebbe | sie ebben | ||
| preterite | ich ebbte | wir ebbten | ii | ich ebbte1 | wir ebbten1 |
| du ebbtest | ihr ebbtet | du ebbtest1 | ihr ebbtet1 | ||
| er ebbte | sie ebbten | er ebbte1 | sie ebbten1 | ||
| imperative | ebb (du) ebbe (du) |
ebbt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- abebben
- verebben
- zurückebben
Hungarian
| Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* | ||
| case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
| nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ | – | – |
| acc. | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt | kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ | – | c1 c2 |
| dat. | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
| ins. | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel | azzal/ avval | vele | c | |
| c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
| tra. | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
| ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
| e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
| e-m. | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
| ine. | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
| sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
| ade. | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
| ill. | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
| sub. | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
| all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
| el. | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
| del. | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
| abl. | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
| *: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » | ||||||||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛbːɛn]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: eb‧ben
Low German
Conjugation
Conjugation of ebben (weak verb)
| infinitive | ebben | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | ebb | ebb |
| 2nd person singular | ebbs(t) | ebbs(t) |
| 3rd person singular | ebb(t) | ebb |
| plural | ebbt, ebben | ebben |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | ebb(e) | |
| plural | ebbt | |
| participle | present | past |
| ebben | (e)ebbt, geebbt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn; equivalent to ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛbən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of ebben (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) ebben | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | ebbe | ebbed | |
| 2nd-person singular | ebbest | ebbedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | ebbeth | ebbed | |
| subjunctive singular | ebbe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | ebben, ebbe | ebbeden, ebbede | |
| imperative plural | ebbeth, ebbe | — | |
| participles | ebbynge, ebbende | ebbed, yebbed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “ebben, -in, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
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