beter
Afrikaans
Etymology
From DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#BETERCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#BETER beter, from Middle DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch#BETERCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch#BETER beter, from Old DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch#BETERCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch#BETER betiro, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BETERCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BETER *batizô. The verb sense is a calque from EnglishCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from English#BETER better, had better.
Pronunciation
Adjective
beterCategory:Afrikaans non-lemma forms#BETERCategory:Afrikaans adjective forms#BETERCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
Verb
beter (present beter)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#BETERCategory:Afrikaans verbs#BETERCategory:Afrikaans irregular verbs#BETERCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- had better (used as an auxiliary verb to mean should; must)
- Jy beter versigtig wees.
- You (had) better be careful.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#BETERCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#BETER beter, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#BETERCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#BETER betiro, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BETERCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BETER *batiʀō, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BETERCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BETER *batizô, comparative of *gōdaz.
Cognate with Low German beter, West Frisian better, English better, German besser, Danish bedre, Swedish bättre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːtər/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#BETER
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#BETERAudio (Netherlands): (file)
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#BETERAudio (Belgium): (file) - Rhymes: -eːtərCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/eːtər#BETERCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/eːtər/2 syllables#BETER
Adjective
beterCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#BETERCategory:Dutch adjective forms#BETERCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- comparative degree of goedCategory:Dutch comparative adjectives#BETER; better
- Synonym: (obsolete) bet
- not sick anymore; recovered (from a disease)
- Word snel weer beter! ― Get well soon!Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#BETER
- of high quality
- De nieuwe editie is te koop in de betere boekenwinkel. ― The new edition is for sale at any quality bookstore.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#BETER
Descendants
Verb
beterCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#BETERCategory:Dutch verb forms#BETERCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- inflection of beteren:
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Category:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BETERCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BETERFrom Old DutchCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#BETERCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#BETER betera, betiro, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BETERCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BETER *batiʀō.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bēterCategory:Middle Dutch non-lemma forms#BETERCategory:Middle Dutch comparative adjectives#BETERCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
Derived terms
Adverb
bēterCategory:Middle Dutch non-lemma forms#BETERCategory:Middle Dutch comparative adverbs#BETERCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
Synonyms
Descendants
Middle English
Adjective
beterCategory:Middle English alternative forms#BETERCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- alternative form of bettre
Adverb
beterCategory:Middle English alternative forms#BETERCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- alternative form of bettre
Noun
beterCategory:Middle English alternative forms#BETERCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- alternative form of bettre
Old French
Etymology
Probably from Old NorseCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Old Norse#BETERCategory:Old French terms derived from Old Norse#BETER beita.
Verb
beterCategory:Old French lemmas#BETERCategory:Old French verbs#BETERCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- to bait
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beter | avoir beté | |||||
| gerund | en betant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | betant | ||||||
| past participle | beté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | bet | betes | bete | betons | betez | betent |
| imperfect | betoie, beteie, betoe, beteve | betoies, beteies, betoes, beteves | betoit, beteit, betot, beteve | betiiens, betiens | betiiez, betiez | betoient, beteient, betoent, betevent | |
| preterite | betai | betas | beta | betames | betastes | beterent | |
| future | beterai | beteras | betera | beterons | beteroiz, betereiz, beterez | beteront | |
| conditional | beteroie, betereie | beteroies, betereies | beteroit, betereit | beteriiens, beteriens | beteriiez, beteriez | beteroient, betereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | bet | bez | bet | betons | betez | betent |
| imperfect | betasse | betasses | betast | betissons, betissiens | betissoiz, betissez, betissiez | betassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | bete | — | betons | betez | — | ||
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Category:Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BETERCategory:Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BETERFrom Old FrisianCategory:Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian#BETERCategory:Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian#BETER betera, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BETERCategory:Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BETER *batiʀō.
Pronunciation
Adjective
beter (masculine beteren, feminine, plural or definite betere)Category:Saterland Frisian lemmas#BETERCategory:Saterland Frisian adjectives#BETERCategory:Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
References
Swedish
Verb
beterCategory:Swedish non-lemma forms#BETERCategory:Swedish verb forms#BETERCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#BETERCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#BETER بتر (beter), from Classical PersianCategory:Turkish terms derived from Classical Persian#BETER بَدْتَر (badtar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈteɾ/, [-æɾ]Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation#BETER
- Hyphenation: be‧ter
Adjective
beterCategory:Turkish lemmas#BETERCategory:Turkish adjectives#BETERCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BETERCategory:Pages with entries#BETERCategory:Pages with 8 entries#BETER
- worse
- beter ol! ― go to hell! (literally, “become worse”)Category:Turkish terms with collocations#BETER
Declension
| present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I am) | beterim | beter miyim? |
| sen (you are) | betersin | beter misin? |
| o (he/she/it is) | beter / beterdir | beter mi? |
| biz (we are) | beteriz | beter miyiz? |
| siz (you are) | betersiniz | beter misiniz? |
| onlar (they are) | beter(ler) | beter(ler) mi? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | beterdim | beter miydim? |
| sen (you were) | beterdin | beter miydin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | beterdi | beter miydi? |
| biz (we were) | beterdik | beter miydik? |
| siz (you were) | beterdiniz | beter miydiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | beterdiler | beter miydiler? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | betermişim | beter miymişim? |
| sen (you were) | betermişsin | beter miymişsin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | betermiş | beter miymiş? |
| biz (we were) | betermişiz | beter miymişiz? |
| siz (you were) | betermişsiniz | beter miymişsiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | betermişler | beter miymişler? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (if I) | betersem | beter miysem? |
| sen (if you) | betersen | beter miysen? |
| o (if he/she/it) | beterse | beter miyse? |
| biz (if we) | betersek | beter miysek? |
| siz (if you) | beterseniz | beter miyseniz? |
| onlar (if they) | beterseler | beter miyseler? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “beter”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “beter”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “beter”, in Nişanyan Sözlük