ontstaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ontstaen, from Old Dutch antstān. Equivalent to ont- +‎ staan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔntˈstaːn/
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Hyphenation: ont‧staan
Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

ontstaan

to arise, to come into being

Inflection

Inflection of ontstaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive	ontstaan
past singular	ontstond
past participle	ontstaan
infinitive	ontstaan
gerund	ontstaan n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ontsta	ontstond
2nd person sing. (jij)	ontstaat	ontstond
2nd person sing. (u)	ontstaat	ontstond
2nd person sing. (gij)	ontstaat	ontstondt
3rd person singular	ontstaat	ontstond
plural	ontstaan	ontstonden

subjunctive sing.¹	ontsta	ontstonde
subjunctive plur.¹	ontstaan	ontstonden

imperative sing.	ontsta
imperative plur.¹	ontstaat

participles	ontstaand	ontstaan
¹⁾ Archaic.

Participle

ontstaan

past participle of ontstaan

Inflection

Inflection of ontstaan
uninflected	ontstaan
inflected	ontstane
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		ontstaan
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ontstane
	n. sing.	ontstaan
	plural	ontstane
definite		ontstane
partitive		ontstaans

Noun

ontstaan n (uncountable)

start, beginning; arising, origination

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