From Middle Dutch bestieren. Alternative form of besturen; for a similar vowel alternation (arising from the same regional differences) compare duur and dier(baar).
bestieren
Conjugation of bestieren (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bestieren | |||
past singular | bestierde | |||
past participle | bestierd | |||
infinitive | bestieren | |||
gerund | bestieren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bestier | bestierde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bestiert, bestier2 | bestierde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bestiert | bestierde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bestiert | bestierde | ||
3rd person singular | bestiert | bestierde | ||
plural | bestieren | bestierden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bestiere | bestierde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bestieren | bestierden | ||
imperative sing. | bestier | |||
imperative plur.1 | bestiert | |||
participles | bestierend | bestierd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |