bestå
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to be- + stå (“to stand”). From Middle Low German bestān, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną, *bistāną (“to stand by”), cognate with English bestand, German bestehen, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bistandan).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bestå (present består, past bestod, past participle bestået, passive bestås)
- (with af) to consist
- Messing består af zink og kobber.
- Brass consists of zinc and cupper.
- Messing består af zink og kobber.
- to persist, to endure, to continue to exist
- to pass (a test, a course)
Conjugation edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Low German bestan.
Verb edit
bestå (present tense består, simple past besto or bestod, past participle bestått, present participle bestående)
References edit
- “bestå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Low German bestan.
Verb edit
bestå (present tense består, past tense bestod, past participle bestått, passive infinitive beståast, present participle beståande, imperative bestå)
References edit
- “bestå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bestå (present består, preterite bestod, supine bestått, imperative bestå)
- (with av (“of”)) to consist (of), to be made of
- Livet består av 29 000 dagar
- Life consists of 29,000 days
- to continue to exist; to remain, to persist, to endure, to stand, to prevail, etc. (rhymes with its opposite: förgå)
- Åsikter förgår men värderingar består.
- Opinions vanish but values persist.
Declension edit
Conjugation of bestå (class 6 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | bestå | bestås | ||
Supine | bestått | beståtts | ||
Imperative | bestå | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bestån | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | består | bestod | bestås | bestods |
Ind. plural1 | bestå | bestodo | bestås | bestodos |
Subjunctive2 | bestå | bestode | bestås | bestodes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bestående | |||
Past participle | bestånden | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
References edit
- bestå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bestå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bestå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)