beter

See also: betér

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beter, from Middle Dutch beter, from Old Dutch betiro, from Proto-Germanic *batizô. The verb sense is a calque from English better, had better.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪətər/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

beter

  1. comparative degree of goed

Verb

beter (present beter)

  1. had better (used as an auxiliary verb to mean should; must)
    Jy beter versigtig wees.
    You (had) better be careful.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beter, from Old Dutch betiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô, comparative of *gōdaz.

Cognate with Low German beter, West Frisian better, English better, German besser, Danish bedre, Swedish bättre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːtər/
  • audio (Netherlands)(file)
  • audio (Belgium)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːtər

Adjective

beter

  1. comparative degree of goed; better.
  2. not sick anymore; recovered (from a disease)
    Word snel weer beter! ― Get well soon!
  3. of high quality
    De nieuwe editie is te koop in de betere boekenwinkel. ― The new edition is for sale at any quality bookstore.

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: beter
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: betre
  • Negerhollands: beeter
  • →? Aukan: betee
  • →? Saramaccan: betè
  • →? Sranan Tongo: betre

Verb

beter

  1. inflection of beteren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch betera, betiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛːtər/

Adjective

bēter

  1. better; comparative degree of goet

Derived terms

Adverb

bēter

  1. better; comparative degree of wel

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Dutch: beter
    • Afrikaans: beter
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: betre
    • Negerhollands: beeter
    • →? Aukan: betee
    • →? Saramaccan: betè
    • →? Sranan Tongo: betre
  • Limburgish: baeter

Middle English

Adjective

beter

  1. Alternative form of bettre

Adverb

beter

  1. Alternative form of bettre

Noun

beter

  1. Alternative form of bettre

Old French

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse beita.

Verb

beter

  1. 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.

    Conjugation of beter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
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

From Old Frisian betera, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːtər/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ter
  • Rhymes: -eːtər

Adjective

beter (masculine beteren, feminine, plural or definite betere)

  1. comparative degree of goud: better

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “beter”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Swedish

Verb

beter

  1. present indicative of bete

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بتر (beter), from Persian بدتر (bad-tar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.tæɾ/

Adjective

beter

  1. worse

Declension
predicative forms of beter
present tense
positive,
declarative		 positive,
interrogative		 negative,
declarative		 negative,
interrogative
ben (I am) beterim beter miyim? beter değilim beter değil miyim?
sen (you are) betersin beter misin? beter değilsin beter değil misin?
o (he/she/it is) beter / beterdir beter mi? beter değil beter değil mi?
biz (we are) beteriz beter miyiz? beter değiliz beter değil miyiz?
siz (you are) betersiniz beter misiniz? beter değilsiniz beter değil misiniz?
onlar (they are) beter(ler) beter(ler) mi? beter değil(ler) beter değiller mi?
past tense
positive,
declarative		 positive,
interrogative		 negative,
declarative		 negative,
interrogative
ben (I was) beterdim beter miydim? beter değildim beter değil miydim?
sen (you were) beterdin beter miydin? beter değildin beter değil miydin?
o (he/she/it was) beterdi beter miydi? beter değildi beter değil miydi?
biz (we were) beterdik beter miydik? beter değildik beter değil miydik?
siz (you were) beterdiniz beter miydiniz? beter değildiniz beter değil miydiniz?
onlar (they were) beterdiler beter miydiler? beter değildi(ler) / değillerdi beter değil miydiler?
indirect past
positive,
declarative		 positive,
interrogative		 negative,
declarative		 negative,
interrogative
ben (I was) betermişim beter miymişim? beter değilmişim beter değil miymişim?
sen (you were) betermişsin beter miymişsin? beter değilmişsin beter değil miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was) betermiş beter miymiş? beter değilmiş beter değil miymiş?
biz (we were) betermişiz beter miymişiz? beter değilmişiz beter değil miymişiz?
siz (you were) betermişsiniz beter miymişsiniz? beter değilmişsiniz beter değil miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were) betermişler beter miymişler? beter değilmiş(ler) / değillermiş beter değil miymişler?
conditional
positive,
declarative		 positive,
interrogative		 negative,
declarative		 negative,
interrogative
ben (if I) betersem beter miysem? beter değilsem beter değil miysem?
sen (if you) betersen beter miysen? beter değilsen beter değil miysen?
o (if he/she/it) beterse beter miyse? beter değilse beter değil miyse?
biz (if we) betersek beter miysek? beter değilsek beter değil miysek?
siz (if you) beterseniz beter miyseniz? beter değilseniz beter değil miyseniz?
onlar (if they) beterseler beter miyseler? beter değilseler / değillerse beter değil miyseler?
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