vorhanden

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German

Etymology

From vor den Händen (literally in front of the hands). Compare English to hand, at hand, on hand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩/
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Adjective

vorhanden (strong nominative masculine singular vorhandener or vorhandner, not comparable)

  1. available, existing
    Mit den vorhandenen Werkzeugen kommen wir nicht weit.
    We won't get very far with the available tools.

Declension

Further reading

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