Bestaan: Dutch verb forms
bestaan bestond bestaan
to exist, to be
/bəˈstaːn/
As a verb: Conjugation
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | besta | bestond | heb bestaan |
| jij, u | bestaat | bestond | hebt bestaan |
| hij, zij, het | bestaat | bestond | heeft bestaan |
| wij, jullie, zij | bestaan | bestonden | hebben bestaan |
- Past participle: bestaan, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to exist, to be
- to consist, to be made
As a noun: Forms
- Singular
- het bestaan
Why het?
- Many nouns that start with ge-, be-, ver- or ont- take het, as long as they do not end in -ing, -heid, -te or -de.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
As a noun: Meaning in English
- existence
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