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Basten
basten
basten
See also: Basten
Dutch
Verb
basten
- plural past indicative and subjunctive of bassen
Noun
basten
- Plural form of bast
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbastn̩/
- Hyphenation: bas‧ten; pre-1996ba‧sten
Adjective
basten (not comparable)
- made of bast
Declension
Declension of basten
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist basten | sie ist basten | es ist basten | sie sind basten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | bastener | bastene | bastenes | bastene |
| genitive | bastenen | bastener | bastenen | bastener | |
| dative | bastenem | bastener | bastenem | bastenen | |
| accusative | bastenen | bastene | bastenes | bastene | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der bastene | die bastene | das bastene | die bastenen |
| genitive | des bastenen | der bastenen | des bastenen | der bastenen | |
| dative | dem bastenen | der bastenen | dem bastenen | den bastenen | |
| accusative | den bastenen | die bastene | das bastene | die bastenen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein bastener | eine bastene | ein bastenes | (keine) bastenen |
| genitive | eines bastenen | einer bastenen | eines bastenen | (keiner) bastenen | |
| dative | einem bastenen | einer bastenen | einem bastenen | (keinen) bastenen | |
| accusative | einen bastenen | eine bastene | ein bastenes | (keine) bastenen | |
Low German
Etymology
From earlier barsten, from Middle Low German bersten, bersten, from Old Saxon brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”). Compare Dutch barsten, German barsten, English burst, Swedish brista.
Verb
basten (third-person singular simple present bast, past tense bost or bast, past participle bosten or bast, auxiliary verb wesen)
Conjugation
Conjugation of basten (class 3 strong verb)
| infinitive | basten | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | bast | bost |
| 2nd person singular | bastst | bostst |
| 3rd person singular | bast | bost |
| plural | bast | bosten |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | bast | |
| plural | bast | |
| participle | present | past |
| basten | bosten | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Conjugation of basten (weak verb)
| infinitive | basten | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | bast | bast |
| 2nd person singular | bast | bast |
| 3rd person singular | bast | bast |
| plural | bast | basten |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | bast | |
| plural | bast | |
| participle | present | past |
| basten | bast | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||