verstaan

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Old Dutch farstān, from Proto-Germanic *fura + *stāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈstɑːn/
  • (file)

Verb

verstaan (present verstaan, present participle verstanende, past participle verstaan)

  1. to understand, comprehend

Dutch

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈstaːn/, /vərˈstaːn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧staan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

verstaan

  1. to understand (language, words), to hear clearly.
  2. (Belgium) to understand (an idea), to comprehend

Usage notes

In sense 2, the verb begrijpen is more common, but verstaan is also used, while the opposite is uncommon.

Inflection

Inflection of verstaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive verstaan
past singular verstond
past participle verstaan
infinitive verstaan
gerund verstaan n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verstaverstond
2nd person sing. (jij) verstaatverstond
2nd person sing. (u) verstaatverstond
2nd person sing. (gij) verstaatverstondt
3rd person singular verstaatverstond
plural verstaanverstonden
subjunctive sing.1 verstaverstonde
subjunctive plur.1 verstaanverstonden
imperative sing. versta
imperative plur.1 verstaat
participles verstaandverstaan
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • 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

verstaan

  1. past participle of verstaan

Inflection

Inflection of verstaan
uninflected verstaan
inflected verstane
positive
predicative/adverbial verstaan
indefinite m./f. sing. verstane
n. sing. verstaan
plural verstane
definite verstane
partitive verstaans

Finnish

Noun

verstaan

  1. genitive singular of verstas

Anagrams

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