FromMiddle Dutchbepalen(“to put poles on/around”). Equivalent topaal +‎be- -en.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈpaːlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation:be‧pa‧len
• Rhymes:-aːlən

bepalen

1. (transitive) todetermine, tofigure out

   Dat isbepaald door de wet.

   That isdetermined by law.

2. (transitive) todetermine, todecide, tochoose
3. (reflexive) tolimit oneself, torestrain oneself, tocontain oneself

   In de toekomst zal ik proberenmezelf tot slechts twee per dag tebepalen.

   In the future, I will try tolimit myself to only two per day.

• (figure out):vaststellen
• (decide):regelen,kiezen
• (limit):beperken

• Afrikaans:bepaal
• → Papiamentu:bepaal(dated)

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