stehen
Czech
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editNoun
editstehen n
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German stān, stēn, from Old High German stān, stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną. The -h- was introduced into the spelling by analogy with sehen, in which it had become mute but was retained in spelling.
Past forms are inherited from Old High German stuond, stuonden, etc. These are themselves suppletive of Proto-West Germanic *standan's past forms in *stōnd-, replacing former forms inherited from *stān in *stōþ-. Compare english stood. Their a-vocalism is due to analogy with other strong verbs such as binden (band) and finden (fand), dating back to Middle-High German. See also stand.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃteː.ən/ (official standard, but less common)
- IPA(key): /ʃteːn/ (predominant)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Rhymes: -eːən, -eːn
- Hyphenation: ste‧hen
Verb
editstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht, past tense stand, past participle gestanden, past subjunctive stände or stünde, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
- Ich stehe an der Ecke.
- I'm standing on the corner.
- (intransitive) to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
- Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch.
- This does not appear in the dictionary.
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, chapter IV, in Flucht in die Finsternis[1], S. Fischer Verlag, page 36:
- Ein frisch gefülltes Glas Champagner stand vor ihm. Er trank es in einem Zug aus – mit Lust, fast mit Begier.
- A freshly filled glass of champagne was in front of him. He emptied it in one draught – with pleasure, almost with greed.
- (intransitive) to stay; to be still
- Das Leben steht. ― Life stands still.
- (intransitive, copulative) to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
- Das Haus steht leer.
- The house stands empty.
- Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga.
- The team stands at the top of their league.
- to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.) [with dative]
- Blau steht dir sehr gut! ― Blue suits you very well!
- Der Tod steht ihr gut ― Death Becomes Her (film title)
- to represent, to stand for [with für (+ accusative) ‘someone’]
- to support, to stand by [with zu (+ dative) or hinter (+ dative) ‘someone’]
- (Switzerland) to put, place
- Synonym: sich stellen
- (intransitive, colloquial) to fancy [with auf (+ accusative) ‘someone’]
- Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich.
- I don't think she fancies you.
- 1980, “Wir Steh'n Auf Berlin”, performed by Ideal:
- Neben mir wohnt ein Philosoph / Fenster auf, ich hör Türkenmelodien / Ich fühl mich gut / Ich steh auf Berlin
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
editThe most frequent auxiliary with stehen is haben: Ich habe gestanden. (NB: This expression also happens to be the perfect tense of gestehen: I have confessed.) In northern and central Germany, only this form is used. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage: Ich bin gestanden.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | stehen | ||||
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present participle | stehend | ||||
past participle | gestanden | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich stehe | wir stehen | i | ich stehe | wir stehen |
du stehst | ihr steht | du stehest | ihr stehet | ||
er steht | sie stehen | er stehe | sie stehen | ||
preterite | ich stand | wir standen | ii | ich stände1 ich stünde1 |
wir ständen1 wir stünden1 |
du standest du standst |
ihr standet | du ständest1 du stündest1 |
ihr ständet1 ihr stündet1 | ||
er stand | sie standen | er stände1 er stünde1 |
sie ständen1 sie stünden1 | ||
imperative | steh (du) stehe (du) |
steht (ihr) |
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “stehen” in Duden online
- “stehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “stehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “stehen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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