bistå
See also: bista
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
bi- (“by the side of”) + stå; from Middle Low German bistan
Verb
bistå (imperative bistå, present tense bistår, passive bistås, simple past bistod or bisto, past participle bistått, present participle bistående)
References
- “bistå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
bistå
- to help and support; to stand by someone's side
Conjugation
Conjugation of bistå (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | bistå | bistås | ||
Supine | bistått | biståtts | ||
Imperative | bistå | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bistån | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bistår | bistod | bistås | bistods |
Ind. plural1 | bistå | bistod | bistås | bistods |
Subjunctive2 | bistå | bistod | bistås | bistods |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bistående | |||
Past participle | bistådd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |