ausstehen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊsˌʃteːən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧ste‧hen

Verb

ausstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht aus, past tense stand aus, past participle ausgestanden, past subjunctive stände aus or stünde aus, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to stand, to endure
    • 2020, “Der Sommer in die Stadt wird fahren”, in Die Sterne, performed by Die Sterne:
      Ich will euch alle nicht mehr sehen / Ich kann Menschen nicht mehr ausstehen / Jede Berührung bringt mich in Rage / Ich glaube es selbst nicht / Wenn ich es sage
      I don't want to see you all anymore / I can't stand people anymore / Every touch pushes my buttons / I don't believe it myself / When I say it
  2. (intransitive, of a decision, etc.) to be pending
  3. (intransitive, of a payment) to be overdue
  4. (intransitive) to be displayed for sale

Usage notes

In the meanings other than "to endure" (which always uses haben), 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

Further reading

  • ausstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ausstehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ausstehen” in Duden online
  • ausstehen” in OpenThesaurus.de