nahestehen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nahe +‎ stehen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːəˌʃteːən]
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  • Hyphenation: na‧he‧ste‧hen

Verb[edit]

nahestehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht nahe, past tense stand nahe, past participle nahegestanden, past subjunctive stände nahe or stünde nahe, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to have a close connection to
  2. to be similar in respect to a certain trait [+dative = similar to whom] [+ in (object) = by which trait]

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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