Synonyms: houden van, liefhebben, lieven
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bəˈmɪnə(n)/ |
| Hyphenation | be·min·nen |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ik) bemin | (ik) beminde |
| (jij) bemint | (jij) beminde |
| (hij) bemint | (hij) beminde |
| (wij) beminnen | (wij) beminden |
| (jullie) beminnen | (jullie) beminden |
| (gij) bemint | (gij) bemindet |
| (zij) beminnen | (zij) beminden |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (dat ik) beminne | (dat ik) beminde |
| (dat jij) beminne | (dat jij) beminde |
| (dat hij) beminne | (dat hij) beminde |
| (dat wij) beminnen | (dat wij) beminden |
| (dat jullie) beminnen | (dat jullie) beminden |
| (dat gij) beminnet | (dat gij) bemindet |
| (dat zij) beminnen | (dat zij) beminden |
| Imperative mood | |
| Singular/Plural | Plural |
| bemin | bemint |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| beminnend, beminnende | (hebben) bemind |
| Afrikaans | lief wees vir; bemin |
|---|---|
| Albanian | dua |
| Catalan | amar |
| Danish | elske; synes om |
| English | love |
| English (Old English) | lufian |
| Esperanto | ami |
| Faeroese | elska |
| Finnish | rakastaa |
| French | aimer; trouver plaisir à |
| German | gern haben; lieben; liebhaben |
| Greek | αγαπώ |
| Greek (Old Greek) | ἀγαπάω |
| Hungarian | imád; kedvel; szeret |
| Icelandic | elska |
| Italian | amare; volere bene |
| Kabylian | er; ḥemmel |
| Latin | amare |
| Malay | kasih |
| Norwegian | være glad i; elske |
| Papiamento | ke; kiè; kier; stima |
| Polish | kochać |
| Portuguese | amar; benquerer; gostar de |
| Romanian | iubi |
| Russian | любить; полюбить |
| Saterland Frisian | jädden liede muuge; muuge |
| Scottish Gaelic | gràdh |
| Spanish | amar; querer |
| Sranan | lobi |
| Swahili | ‐penda |
| Swedish | älska |
| Thai | รัก |
| Turkish | sevmek |
| Welsh | caru |
| West Frisian | leavje |