strammstehen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

stramm +‎ stehen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

strammstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht stramm, past tense stand stramm, past participle strammgestanden, past subjunctive stände stramm or stünde stramm, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to stand at attention

Usage notes[edit]

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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