bestaan
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch bestaan, from Middle Dutch bestaen.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈstaːn/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧staan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bestaen. Equivalent to be- + staan.
Verb
bestaan
Inflection
Inflection of bestaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bestaan | |||
past singular | bestond | |||
past participle | bestaan | |||
infinitive | bestaan | |||
gerund | bestaan n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | besta | bestond | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bestaat | bestond | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bestaat | bestond | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bestaat | bestondt | ||
3rd person singular | bestaat | bestond | ||
plural | bestaan | bestonden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | besta | bestonde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bestaan | bestonden | ||
imperative sing. | besta | |||
imperative plur.1 | bestaat | |||
participles | bestaand | bestaan | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Gerund of the verb bestaan.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bestaan
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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