"briefen" meaning in Dutch

See briefen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Nl-briefen.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English brief. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|en|brief}} Borrowed from English brief Head templates: {{nl-verb}} briefen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|brief|dt=d}}, {{nl-conj-wk|brief}} Forms: weak [table-tags], briefen [infinitive], briefen [gerund, neuter], brief [first-person, present, singular], briefde [first-person, past, singular], brieft [present, second-person, singular], brief [present, second-person, singular], briefde [past, second-person, singular], brieft [formal, present, second-person, singular], briefde [formal, past, second-person, singular], brieft [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], brieft [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], briefde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], briefde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], brieft [present, singular, third-person], briefde [past, singular, third-person], briefen [plural, present], briefden [past, plural], briefe [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], briefde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], briefen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], briefden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], brief [imperative, present, singular], brieft [archaic, imperative, plural, present], briefend [participle, present], gebriefd [participle, past], weak [table-tags], briefen [infinitive], briefen [gerund, neuter], brief [first-person, present, singular], briefte [first-person, past, singular], brieft [present, second-person, singular], brief [present, second-person, singular], briefte [past, second-person, singular], brieft [formal, present, second-person, singular], briefte [formal, past, second-person, singular], brieft [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], brieft [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], briefte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], briefte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], brieft [present, singular, third-person], briefte [past, singular, third-person], briefen [plural, present], brieften [past, plural], briefe [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], briefte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], briefen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], brieften [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], brief [imperative, present, singular], brieft [archaic, imperative, plural, present], briefend [participle, present], gebrieft [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) to brief Tags: transitive Related terms: briefing, debriefen, debriefing
    Sense id: en-briefen-nl-verb-A-LTyhLE Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "form": "brieft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "briefend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gebrieft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "brief",
        "dt": "d"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-wk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "brief"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "briefing"
    },
    {
      "word": "debriefen"
    },
    {
      "word": "debriefing"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch basic verbs",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms borrowed from English",
        "Dutch terms derived from English",
        "Dutch transitive verbs",
        "Dutch verbs",
        "Dutch weak verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to brief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brief",
          "brief"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to brief"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Nl-briefen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/Nl-briefen.ogg/Nl-briefen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Nl-briefen.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "briefen"
}

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