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feststehen
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
feststehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht fest, past tense stand fest, past participle festgestanden, past subjunctive stände fest or stünde fest, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to stand firm
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
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Further reading
- “feststehen” in Duden online
- “feststehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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