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Verb 43 of 100 · Irregular · Perfekt with haben

Bestehen conjugation.

bestehen means “pass (an exam)” or “exist”.

besteht · bestand · hat bestanden

The present, the Präteritum and the Perfekt in the third person. The chart has all six persons.

In sentences

Bestehen in use.

The 3 sentences the course uses for bestehen, each with its recording.

  • Das Team besteht aus drei Personen.

    The team consists of three people.

  • Sie hat die Prüfung leider nicht bestanden.

    Unfortunately, she didn't pass the exam.

  • Sie besteht die Prüfung.

    She passes the exam.

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Add lessons and scheduled reviews.

In the course, you learn bestehen in a lesson, review it on a schedule, and practice its forms once you know it.

The forms and sentences come from the Wortplay course. Its vocabulary draws on the Ding dictionary and on frequency data from wordfreq; audio is generated German speech. About the sources.