From Middle Dutch ontstaen, from Old Dutch antstān. Equivalent to ont- + staan. Cognate with German entstehen and Dutch Low Saxon untstån.
ontstaan
| Conjugation of ontstaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontstaan | |||
| past singular | ontstond | |||
| past participle | ontstaan | |||
| infinitive | ontstaan | |||
| gerund | ontstaan n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontsta | ontstond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontstaat, ontsta2 | ontstond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontstaat | ontstond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontstaat | ontstondt | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontstaat | ontstond | ||
| plural | ontstaan | ontstonden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontsta | ontstonde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontstaan | ontstonden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontsta | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontstaat | |||
| participles | ontstaand | ontstaan | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
ontstaan
| Declension of ontstaan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ontstaan | |||
| inflected | ontstane | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ontstaan | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ontstane | ||
| n. sing. | ontstaan | |||
| plural | ontstane | |||
| definite | ontstane | |||
| partitive | ontstaans | |||
ontstaan n (uncountable)