dastehen

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German

Etymology

da- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌʃteːən/
  • Hyphenation: da‧ste‧hen
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Verb

dastehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht da, past tense stand da, past participle dagestanden, past subjunctive stände da or stünde da, auxiliary haben or (see usage notes) sein)

  1. (intransitive) to stand there
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to look, to come across as
    dumm dastehento look stupid
    gut dastehento be in a good position
    Wie stehe ich dann da?How am I going to look?
    • 2022 July 13, Sabine am Orde, “Vor dem CDU-Parteitag: Immer Zoff um die Quote”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Und so könnte der CDU in Hannover genau das drohen, was unbedingt verhindert werden soll: Dass die CDU als zerstrittene und zutiefst gespaltene Partei dasteht, wieder einmal.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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.

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Further reading

  • dastehen” in Duden online
  • dastehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache