German edit

Etymology edit

fort- +‎ bestehen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔʁtbəˌʃteːən]
  • Hyphenation: fort‧be‧ste‧hen
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Verb edit

fortbestehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present besteht fort, past tense bestand fort, past participle fortbestanden, past subjunctive bestände fort or bestünde fort, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to linger, to survive

Usage notes edit

Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

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