bestean
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West Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From be- + stean (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bestean
- to exist
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of bestean
| Infinitive: bestean | ||||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
| person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| 1st | ik | bestean | wy | besteane | ik | bestie | wy | bestiene |
| 2nd | do/dû | bestiest | jimme | besteane | do/dû | bestiest | jimme | bestiene |
| 3rd | hy/sy | bestiet | hja | besteane | hy/sy | bestie | hja | bestiene |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
| besteand (besteande) | bestean | hawwe | bestien | |||||
Further reading
[edit]- “bestean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011