"be-" meaning in Dutch

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Prefix

IPA: /bə/ Audio: Nl-be-.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Dutch be-, bi-, from Old Dutch bi-, be-, from Proto-Germanic *bi-, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at, near”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian be- (“be-”), West Frisian be- (“be-”), English be-, German Low German be- (“be-”), German be- (“be-”), Swedish be- (“be-”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|be-}} Middle Dutch be-, {{inh|nl|odt|bi-}} Old Dutch bi-, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*bi-}} Proto-Germanic *bi-, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*bi||near, by}} Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by”), {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*h₁epi||at, near}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at, near”), {{cog|stq|be-|t=be-}} Saterland Frisian be- (“be-”), {{cog|fy|be-|t=be-}} West Frisian be- (“be-”), {{cog|en|be-}} English be-, {{cog|nds-de|be-|t=be-}} German Low German be- (“be-”), {{cog|de|be-||be-}} German be- (“be-”), {{cog|sv|be-||be-}} Swedish be- (“be-”) Head templates: {{head|nl|prefix}} be-
  1. Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a direct object (making an intransitive verb into a transitive verb). Always unstressed. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-be--nl-prefix-WpA2x5Bj Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. Used to change the direct object of a transitive verb, so that what was previously expressed as an optional prepositional object becomes the direct object and vice versa. Always unstressed. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-be--nl-prefix-qX3e-2Mb
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