Vokabahn

bestehen

A2 Verb frequency rank #849

What bestehen means

Verb

  1. to exist
  2. to succeed, to pass (an exam)
  3. to consist
  4. to insist

Forms

bestehen · besteht · bestand · hat bestanden (+ Akkusativ; aus + Dativ; auf + Dativ)

Pronunciation

bestehen in a sentence

Diese Organisation kann ohne Sie nicht bestehen.

This organization cannot exist without you.

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bestehen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #849 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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