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offenstehen
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
offenstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht offen, past tense stand offen, past participle offengestanden, past subjunctive stände offen or stünde offen, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to stay open
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.
Derived terms
- Offenstehung
Related terms
Further reading
- “offenstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “offenstehen” in Duden online
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