bestaan
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈstaːn/
- Rhymes: -aːn
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bestaen. Equivalent to be- + staan.
Verb
bestaan
- (intransitive) to exist, to be
- Ik denk, dus ik besta.
- I think, therefore I am.
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- (intransitive) to consist, to be made [+ uit (object) = out of]
- Aardolie is een fossiele brandstof bestaande uit ketens van koolwaterstoffen.
- Petroleum is a fossil fuel consisting of hydrocarbon chains.
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Inflection
| Inflection of bestaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bestaan | |||
| past singular | bestond | |||
| past participle | bestaan | |||
| infinitive | bestaan | |||
| gerund | bestaan n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | besta | bestond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bestaat | bestond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bestaat | bestond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bestaat | bestondt | ||
| 3rd person singular | bestaat | bestond | ||
| plural | bestaan | bestonden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | besta | bestonde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bestaan | bestonden | ||
| imperative sing. | besta | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bestaat | |||
| participles | bestaand | bestaan | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Gerund of the verb bestaan.
Noun
bestaan n (uncountable)
Etymology 3
See etymology on the main entry.
Participle
bestaan (not used adjectivally)
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