beistehen

German

Etymology

bei- + stehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯ʃteːən/
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  • Hyphenation: bei‧ste‧hen

Verb

beistehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht bei, past tense stand bei, past participle beigestanden, past subjunctive stände bei or stünde bei, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to assist [+dative]

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.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • beistehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • beistehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • beistehen” in Duden online
  • beistehen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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