See also: forsta, forstaa, första, and förstå

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish forstande, Old Norse forstanda, borrowed from Middle Low German forstanda, from Old Saxon farstandan. Equivalent to for- +‎ stå. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål forstå, Norwegian Nynorsk forstå, Swedish förstå.

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Verb

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forstå (imperative forstå, infinitive at forstå, present tense forstår, past tense forstod, perfect tense har forstået)

  1. to understand

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse forstanda, borrowed from Middle Low German forstanda, from Old Saxon farstandan. Cognate with Danish forstå, Norwegian Nynorsk forstå, Swedish förstå.

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Verb

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forstå (imperative forstå, present tense forstår, simple past forsto or forstod, past participle forstått)

  1. to understand

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse forstanda, borrowed from Middle Low German forstanda, from Old Saxon farstandan. Cognate with Danish forstå, Norwegian Bokmål forstå, Swedish förstå.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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forstå (present tense forstår, past tense forstod, past participle forstått, passive infinitive forståast, present participle forståande, imperative forstå)

  1. to understand

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Descendants

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  • Russenorsk: forstå

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Russenorsk

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Etymology

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From Norwegian Nynorsk forstå.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔˈʂʈoː/ (Norwegian accent)
  • IPA(key): /fɐʂˈto/ (Russian accent)

Verb

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forstå

  1. to understand
    Moja njet forstå
    I don't understand

References

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  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag