zustehen

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German

Etymology

zu- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: zu‧ste‧hen

Verb

zustehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht zu, past tense stand zu, past participle zugestanden, past subjunctive stände zu or stünde zu, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be entitled
  2. (obsolete) to occur

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

  • zustehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zustehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zustehen” in Duden online