bestehen
In English: to exist, there to be (es besteht...); to consist of (bestehen aus)
A1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- bestand
- Partizip II
- bestanden
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
With a preposition
- bestehen aus + Dativ
Quick quiz
___ Grund?
Example sentences
Es besteht noch Hoffnung.
There's still hope.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRMeine Familie besteht aus acht Personen.
There are eight people in my family.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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