verstaan
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Old Dutch farstān, from Proto-Germanic *fura + *stāną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editverstaan (present verstaan, present participle verstanende, past participle verstaan)
- to understand, comprehend
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch verstaen, from Old Dutch farstān, from Proto-Germanic *fura + *stāną, compare Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (“to oppose; to understand”). Cognate with German verstehen; English forstand, Swedish förstå. Equivalent to ver- + staan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editverstaan
- to understand (language, words), to hear clearly
- (Belgium) to understand (an idea, meaning), to comprehend
Usage notes
editIn sense 2, the verb begrijpen is more common in the Netherlands but verstaan is also used, while the opposite is uncommon in all Dutch-speaking areas.
Inflection
editConjugation of verstaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verstaan | |||
past singular | verstond | |||
past participle | verstaan | |||
infinitive | verstaan | |||
gerund | verstaan n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | versta | verstond | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verstaat, versta2 | verstond | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verstaat | verstond | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verstaat | verstondt | ||
3rd person singular | verstaat | verstond | ||
plural | verstaan | verstonden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | versta | verstonde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verstaan | verstonden | ||
imperative sing. | versta | |||
imperative plur.1 | verstaat | |||
participles | verstaand | verstaan | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: verstaan
- Berbice Creole Dutch: frustan, furstan
- Jersey Dutch: verstâne
- Negerhollands: verstaan, fostó, fóstán, verstaen
- Skepi Creole Dutch: forstan, forestan
- → Sranan Tongo: ferstan, frustan (see there for further descendants)
Participle
editverstaan
- past participle of verstaan
Inflection
editDeclension of verstaan | ||||
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uninflected | verstaan | |||
inflected | verstane | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | verstaan | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | verstane | ||
n. sing. | verstaan | |||
plural | verstane | |||
definite | verstane | |||
partitive | verstaans |
Finnish
editNoun
editverstaan
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