bestaan
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch bestaan, from Middle Dutch bestaen.
Verb[edit]
bestaan (present bestaan, present participle bestaande, past participle bestaan)
- (intransitive) to exist
Noun[edit]
bestaan (uncountable)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch bestaen. Equivalent to be- + staan.
Verb[edit]
bestaan
- (intransitive) to exist, to be
- Ik denk, dus ik besta.
- (intransitive) to consist, to be made [+ uit (object) = out of]
- Aardolie is een fossiele brandstof bestaande uit ketens van koolwaterstoffen.
- Petroleum is a fossil fuel consisting of hydrocarbon chains.
Inflection[edit]
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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Gerund of the verb bestaan.
Noun[edit]
bestaan n (uncountable)
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: bestaan
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle[edit]
bestaan (not used adjectivally)
- past participle of bestaan
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