bestatten
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German bestaten, from Old High German bistaten, since the 11th century. Related to Old High German stat, whence German Statt, Stadt, Stätte.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bestatten (weak, third-person singular present bestattet, past tense bestattete, past participle bestattet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | bestatten | ||||
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present participle | bestattend | ||||
past participle | bestattet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bestatte | wir bestatten | i | ich bestatte | wir bestatten |
du bestattest | ihr bestattet | du bestattest | ihr bestattet | ||
er bestattet | sie bestatten | er bestatte | sie bestatten | ||
preterite | ich bestattete | wir bestatteten | ii | ich bestattete1 | wir bestatteten1 |
du bestattetest | ihr bestattetet | du bestattetest1 | ihr bestattetet1 | ||
er bestattete | sie bestatteten | er bestattete1 | sie bestatteten1 | ||
imperative | bestatt (du) bestatte (du) |
bestattet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
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- German verbs using haben as auxiliary