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verstaan

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Old Dutch farstān, from Proto-Germanic *fura + *stāną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fərˈstɑːn/
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Verb

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verstaan (present verstaan, present participle verstanende or verstaande, past participle verstaan)

  1. to understand
    1. to hear correctly
    2. to comprehend
      Synonym: begryp

Dutch

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Etymology

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    From Middle Dutch verstaen, from Old Dutch farstān, from Proto-Germanic *fura + *stāną, compare Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (to oppose; to understand). Cognate with German verstehen; English forstand, Swedish förstå. Equivalent to ver- +‎ staan.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /vɛrˈstaːn/, /vərˈstaːn/
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    • Hyphenation: ver‧staan
    • Rhymes: -aːn

    Verb

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    verstaan

    1. to understand (language, words), to hear clearly
    2. (chiefly Belgium) to understand (an idea, meaning), to comprehend

    Usage notes

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    • In sense 2, begrijpen is more common in the Netherlands, though verstaan is also used. Using begrijpen in sense 1 is uncommon in all areas.

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of verstaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed)
    infinitive verstaan
    past singular verstond
    past participle verstaan
    infinitive verstaan
    gerund verstaan n
    present tense past tense
    1st person singular versta verstond
    2nd person sing. (jij) verstaat, versta2 verstond
    2nd person sing. (u) verstaat verstond
    2nd person sing. (gij) verstaat verstondt
    3rd person singular verstaat verstond
    plural verstaan verstonden
    subjunctive sing.1 versta verstonde
    subjunctive plur.1 verstaan verstonden
    imperative sing. versta
    imperative plur.1 verstaat
    participles verstaand verstaan
    1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

    Synonyms

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    Antonyms

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    Participle

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    verstaan

    1. past participle of verstaan

    Declension

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    Declension of verstaan
    uninflected verstaan
    inflected verstane
    positive
    predicative/adverbial verstaan
    indefinite m./f. sing. verstane
    n. sing. verstaan
    plural verstane
    definite verstane
    partitive verstaans

    Finnish

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    Noun

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    verstaan

    1. genitive singular of verstas

    Anagrams

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