bestean
West Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From be- + stean (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bestean
- to exist
Inflection
[edit]| Irregular, prefixed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bestean | |||
| 3rd singular past | bestie, bestoe, bestyng | |||
| past participle | bestien, beston, bestiend | |||
| infinitive | bestean | |||
| long infinitive | bestean | |||
| gerund | bestean n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | bestean, beston | bestie, beston, bestoe, bestyng | ||
| 2nd singular | bestiest, bestost | bestiest, bestyngst, bestoest | ||
| clitic form | bestiesto, bestosto | bestiesto, bestyngsto, bestoesto | ||
| 3rd singular | bestiet, bestot, beston | bestie, bestoe, bestyng | ||
| plural | besteane, bestonne | bestiene, bestienen, bestyngen, bestoene, bestoenen, bestyngene | ||
| imperative | bestean | |||
| participles | besteand, besteande | bestien, beston, bestiend | ||
Further reading
[edit]- “bestean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011