fortbestehen

== German == === Etymology === fort- +‎ bestehen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɔʁtbəˌʃteːən] Hyphenation: fort‧be‧ste‧hen === Verb === fortbestehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present besteht fort, past tense bestand fort, past participle fortbestanden, past subjunctive bestände fort or bestünde fort, auxiliary haben or sein) to linger, to survive ==== Usage notes ==== Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Fortbestand === Further reading === “fortbestehen” in Duden online “fortbestehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache