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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛlpstˌʃtɛndɪç/, /ˈzɛlpˌʃtɛndɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌʃtɛndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: selbst‧stän‧dig
Adjective
selbstständig (strong nominative masculine singular selbstständiger, comparative selbstständiger, superlative am selbstständigsten)
- independent
- self-employed
Declension
Positive forms of selbstständig
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Superlative forms of selbstständig
Adverb
selbstständig
- independently
- on one's own, without help
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