offenstehen

German

Etymology

    offen +‎ stehen

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔfn̩ˌʃteːən/
    • Hyphenation: of‧fen‧ste‧hen
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    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.

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • Offenstehung

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