geweest

Meaning

past participle of zijn

been

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ge‧weest

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈʋeːst/

New

zijn

1. (intransitive) to be, to exist
2. (copulative,transitive) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
3. (auxiliary,transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle.
4. (auxiliary,transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle. Note: The perfect tense of most other verbs is formed using hebben.
5. (auxiliary,transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
6. (auxiliary,transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle. Note: The imperfect tense passive is formed using worden.
7. (auxiliary,transitive) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses, together with aan het or, in archaic style, with a present participle.
8. (intransitive) to go, to go on a trip and return
9. (impersonal,intransitive) Used to indicate weather, temperature or some other general condition.
10. (copulative,transitive) to be, to equal, to total, to amount to; used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.

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Ik ben nooit veel naar de kerk
⛪

geweest .

I've never been to church much.

Er is echter nog geen
🙅

rechtszaak geweest .

However, there has not yet been a lawsuit.

De onderhandelingen over dit dossier zijn niet
🚫

altijd gemakkelijk geweest .

Negotiations on this dossier have not always been easy.

We zijn vorig weekend naar die tentoonstelling geweest .

We went to that exhibition last weekend.

Dit conflict is de oorzaak geweest van verschillende oorlogen .

This conflict has been the cause of several wars.

Ik denk dat het debat in dat opzicht heel nuttig is geweest .

I think the debate has been very useful in that regard.

Ikzelf ben in het land geweest en heb diverse malen met de leider gesproken .

I have been there and talked to the country's leader on several occasions.

Misschien zijn we wat het economisch bestuur betreft ook te geduldig geweest .

Perhaps we have also been too patient in terms of economic governance.

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