offenstehen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

offen +‎ stehen

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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[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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