bestaan

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Etymology

From Dutch bestaan, from Middle Dutch bestaen.

Verb

bestaan (present bestaan, present participle bestaande, past participle bestaan)

  1. (intransitive) to exist

Noun

bestaan (uncountable)

  1. existence

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧staan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bestaen. Equivalent to be- +‎ staan.

Verb

bestaan

  1. (intransitive) to exist, to be
    Ik denk, dus ik besta.
    I think therefore I am.
  2. (intransitive) to consist, to be made
    Aardolie is een fossiele brandstof bestaande uit ketens van koolwaterstoffen.
    Petroleum is a fossil fuel consisting of hydrocarbon chains.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bestaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive bestaan
past singular bestond
past participle bestaan
infinitive bestaan
gerund bestaan n
present tense past tense
1st person singular besta bestond
2nd person sing. (jij) bestaat, besta2 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. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bestaan
  • Negerhollands: bestaan

Etymology 2

Gerund of the verb bestaan.

Noun

bestaan n (uncountable)

  1. existence
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

bestaan (not used adjectivally)

  1. past participle of bestaan
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