forstanda

Faroese

Etymology

Derived from Danish forstande, from Old Norse forstanda, after Middle Low German vorstan, from Old Saxon farstandan. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål forstå, Norwegian Nynorsk forstå, Swedish förstå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔˈʃtanta/

Verb

forstanda (third person singular past indicative forstóð, third person plural past indicative forstóðu, supine forstaðið)

1. understand

   Synonym: skilja, fata

Conjugation

Conjugation of forstanda (group v-65)

infinitive	forstanda
supine	forstaðið
	present	past
first singular	forstandi	forstóð
second singular	forstendur	forstóðst
third singular	forstendur	forstóð
plural	forstanda	forstóðu
participle	forstandandi	—
	imperative
singular	forstatt!
plural	forstandið!

Further reading

• "forstanda" at Sprotin.fo