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bestå

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See also: besta, bêsta, and běsta

Danish

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Etymology

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Equivalent to be- +‎ stå (to stand). From Middle Low German bestân, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną, *bistāną (to stand by), cognate with English bestand, German bestehen, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bistandan).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bestå (present består, past bestod, past participle bestået, passive bestås)

  1. (with af) to consist
    Messing består af zink og kobber.
    Brass consists of zinc and cupper.
  2. to persist, to endure, to continue to exist
  3. to pass (a test, a course)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bestå
active passive
present består bestås
past bestod
infinitive bestå bestås
imperative bestå
participle
present bestående
past bestået
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund beståen

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German bestân.

Verb

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bestå (present tense består, simple past besto or bestod, past participle bestått, present participle bestående)

  1. to consist (av / of)
  2. to exist
  3. to pass (an exam, course, etc.)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German bestân.

Verb

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bestå (present tense består, past tense bestod, past participle bestått, passive infinitive beståast, present participle beståande, imperative bestå)

  1. to consist (av / of)
  2. to exist
  3. to pass (an exam, course, etc.)
    Antonym: stryka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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be- +‎ stå

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

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bestå (present består, preterite bestod, supine bestått, imperative bestå)

  1. (with av (of)) to consist (of), to be made of
    Livet består av 29 000 dagar
    Life consists of 29,000 days
  2. to continue to exist; to remain, to persist, to endure, to stand, to prevail, etc. (rhymes with its opposite: förgå)
    Åsikter förgår men värderingar består.
    Opinions vanish but values persist.

Declension

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Conjugation of bestå (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive bestå bestås
supine bestått beståtts
imperative bestå
imper. plural1 bestån
present past present past
indicative består bestod bestås bestods
ind. plural1 bestå bestodo bestås bestodos
subjunctive2 bestå bestode bestås bestodes
present participle bestående
past participle bestånden

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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