Contionary:bestån

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From be- + stån

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /bəsto:n/

Verb

bestån (irregular, third-person singular simple present beståt, past tense bestood, past participle bestån, past subjunctive bestøde, auxiliary haven)

  1. to exist
    Thenkst thou, that geeste bestån ?
    Do you think ghosts exist ?
  2. to consist of (with out)
    Thet skundaviske språkroum beståt out eene menge elkanther forstånbarer munthærde.
    The Shoundavish language area consists of a set of mutually intelligible dialects

Inflection

infinitive bestån
present participle beståend/bestånd
past participle bestån
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik bestå wi bestån ik bestå wi bestån
thou beståst ji beståt thou beståst ji beståt
hi, si, hit beståt si, Si bestån hi, si, hit bestå si, Si bestån
preterit ik bestood wi bestooden ik bestøde wi bestøden
thou bestoodst ji bestoodt thou bestødest ji bestødet
hi, si, hit bestood si, Si bestooden hi, si, hit bestøde si, Si bestøden
imperative bestå beståt (ji)

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