bestå
Meaning
endure; last; consist
In Swedish: stå fast, vara oförändrad
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bestå | to endure |
|---|---|---|
| Present | består | jag består |
| Past | bestod | jag bestod |
| Supine | bestått | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bestått | jag har bestått |
| Past perfect | hade bestått | jag hade bestått |
| Future | ska bestå | or: kommer att bestå |
| Conditional | skulle bestå | jag skulle bestå |
| Imperative | bestå! | a command |
| Present participle | bestående | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bestånden | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bestås |
|---|---|
| Present | bestås |
| Past | bestods |
| Supine | beståtts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use består. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bestå
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bestå). Which is the past tense?
bestå in a sentence
- det soliga vädret består under helgenit will remain sunny over the weekend
- Livet består av 29 000 dagarLife consists of 29, 000 days
- Åsikter förgår men värderingar består.Opinions vanish but values persist.
Questions
What does bestå mean in English?
bestå means “endure, last”.
What is the past tense of bestå?
The past tense of bestå is bestod (“jag bestod”). The supine is bestått, used in “jag har bestått”.
What is the present tense of bestå?
består, the same for every person: jag består, du består, vi består.
Similar words
klara sig
Origin
be- + stå
Nearby common words
bestå is number 3,124 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,120nagel nail
- 3,121tekniskt Technical, innovated
- 3,122missförstånd misunderstanding
- 3,123underlig odd, strange
- 3,126detektiv detective
- 3,127grand a mote, a speck, something very small and unimportant
- 3,128kreditkort credit card
- 3,129skild different, varying
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