bedrijf

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈdrɛi̯f/ Hyphenation: be‧drijf Rhymes: -ɛi̯f === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bedrijf. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedrijven. Compare German Betrieb. ==== Noun ==== bedrijf n (plural bedrijven, diminutive bedrijfje n) business, economic activity (formal) profession [From 1507] company, firm, corporation En het bedrijf bood me mijn huidige baan in Nederland aan. — And the company offered me my current job in the Netherlands. (theater) act, major unit in a theatre piece [From 1610] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bedryf → Caribbean Javanese: bedrèf →? German: Betrieb → Papiamentu: bedrijf (dated) → Sranan Tongo: bedrèif → Walloon: bedrieff === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bedrijf inflection of bedrijven: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative