offenstehen

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German

Etymology

offen +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔfn̩ˌʃteːən/
  • Hyphenation: of‧fen‧ste‧hen
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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)

  1. 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.

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