Beschadig

Beschadig is a Dutch verb form derived from beschadigen, meaning to cause damage or harm to something. As a present-tense form, it appears in the first-person singular: ik beschadig (I damage). The stem beschadig- also serves the other present-tense forms: jij beschadigt, hij beschadigt, wij beschadigen, jullie beschadigen, zij beschadigen. The imperative singular is Beschadig. The infinitive is beschadigen and the past participle is beschadigd.

Beschadigen is a transitive verb, typically taking a direct object. In sentences it describes making something worse or less functional, either physically or in a broader sense. Examples: Ik beschadig het apparaat per ongeluk. Het schilderij is beschadigd. In perfect tense, beaveraging with hebben: Ik heb het apparaat beschadigd. In the future or conditional, the same stem forms are used with appropriate auxiliary verbs.

Usage notes and scope: Beschadigen covers both physical damage (breaking or impairing objects) and less tangible harm, such as damage to a reputation, process, or plan. The term is common in everyday Dutch as well as in legal, insurance, and technical contexts. The related adjective beschadigd means damaged, and the noun schade (damage) is used to refer to the harm itself.

Etymology: Beschadigen is formed with the be- prefix, common in Dutch to indicate causation, together with schade (damage). It is cognate with related Germanic forms and shares roots in the broader family of Germanic languages.