beistehen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bei- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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[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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Further reading[edit]

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