bestean
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From be- + stean (“to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bestean
- to exist
Inflection edit
Conjugation of bestean
| Infinitive: bestean | ||||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
| person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| 1st | ik | bestean | wy | besteane | ik | bestie | wy | bestiene |
| 2nd | do/dû | bestiest | jimme | besteane | do/dû | bestiest | jimme | bestiene |
| 3rd | hy/sy | bestiet | hja | besteane | hy/sy | bestie | hja | bestiene |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
| besteand (besteande) | bestean | hawwe | bestien | |||||
Further reading edit
- “bestean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011