Beståtte

Beståtte is a form found in some Scandinavian language varieties related to the verb bestå, which can mean to pass (as in an examination) or to consist of, depending on the context. In modern Norwegian and Swedish, the standard past participle used with perfect tenses is bestått, as in har bestått eksamen (has passed the exam) or det består av… (it consists of…). In Danish, the corresponding modern past participle is bestået. The form beståtte is not widely used in contemporary standard Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish and is typically considered dialectal, archaic, or a nonstandard variant.

Usage notes and meanings:

- When referring to exams or qualifications, bestått is the common form in Norwegian and Swedish; bestået is standard in Danish. Beståtte may appear in older texts or regional speech but is not normal in standard contemporary writing.

- In senses meaning “to consist of,” the modern usage in Scandinavian languages does not typically employ beståtte; the present or past participles used for that meaning are different across languages (for example, består in the present in Swedish/Norwegian).

Other possible uses:

- As a capitalized proper noun, Beståtte could be encountered as a surname or a place name in Scandinavian contexts, but there is no widely recognized or well-documented location or person by that name in major reference works.

See also: bestå, bestått, bestået, eksamen, tentamen.

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