fortbestehen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fort- +‎ bestehen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔʁtbəˌʃteːən]
  • Hyphenation: fort‧be‧ste‧hen
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Verb[edit]

fortbestehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present besteht fort, past tense bestand fort, past participle fortbestanden, past subjunctive bestände fort or bestünde fort, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to linger, to survive

Usage notes[edit]

Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

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