boeten

See also: böten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boeten (“to improve”), from Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbutə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: boe‧ten
• Rhymes: -utən

Verb

boeten

1. (intransitive) to pay for something as punishment; to suffer consequences

   Hij zal boeten voor zijn misdaden. ― He'll pay for his crimes.

2. (intransitive) to expiate

Conjugation

Conjugation of boeten (weak)
infinitive	boeten
past singular	boette
past participle	geboet
infinitive	boeten
gerund	boeten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	boet	boette
2nd person sing. (jij)	boet	boette
2nd person sing. (u)	boet	boette
2nd person sing. (gij)	boet	boette
3rd person singular	boet	boette
plural	boeten	boetten
subjunctive sing.1	boete	boette
subjunctive plur.1	boeten	boetten
imperative sing.	boet
imperative plur.1	boet
participles	boetend	geboet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beboeten
• boetvaardig
• inboeten
• uitboeten
• verboeten

Related terms

• boete

Descendants

• Afrikaans: boet
• → Papiamentu: but, boet
• → Sranan Tongo: butu
  • → Kari'na: putuma

Anagrams

• betone

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan.

Verb

boeten

1. to improve, to make better
2. to still, to satisfy
3. to repair
4. to compensate, to reimburse

Inflection

Conjugation of boeten (weak)

infinitive	base form	boeten
	genitive	boetens
	dative	boetene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		boete	—		boete	—
2nd person singular		boets, boetes	—		boets, boetes	—
3rd person singular		boet, boetet	—		boete	—
1st person plural		boeten	—		boeten	—
2nd person plural		boet, boetet	—		boet, boetet	—
3rd person plural		boeten	—		boeten	—
		imperative
singular		boet, boete
plural		boet, boetet
		present	past
participle		boetende	—

Derived terms

• boetere
• boetinge

Descendants

• Dutch: boeten
• Limburgish: bote

Further reading

• “boeten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “boeten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I