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stehen to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position); to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere in an upright position)

stehen is the #82 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position); to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere in an upright position)” and is pronounced /ˈʃteː.ən/.

#82frequency rank
0.10%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of stehen

FormWhat it isMeaning
stehthe/she · presenthe/she stands
standpaststood
gestandenpast participlestood
ständesubjunctive paststood
stündesubjunctive paststood
habenauxiliary verb
seinauxiliary verb
steheninfinitiveto stand
stehend-ing formstanding
steheI · presentI stand
stehenwe · presentwe stand
steheI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I stand
stehenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we stand
stehstyou · presentyou stand
stehtyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) stand
stehestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you stand
stehetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) stand
stehenthey · presentthey stand
stehehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she stand
stehenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they stand
standI · pastI stood
standenwe · pastwe stood
ständeI · subjunctive II (would / if)I would stand
stündeI · subjunctive II (would / if)I would stand
ständenwe · subjunctive II (would / if)we would stand
stündenwe · subjunctive II (would / if)we would stand
standestyou · pastyou stood
standstyou · pastyou stood
standetyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) stood
ständestyou · subjunctive II (would / if)you would stand
stündestyou · subjunctive II (would / if)you would stand
ständetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if)you (pl.) would stand
stündetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if)you (pl.) would stand
standhe/she · pasthe/she stood
standenthey · pastthey stood
ständehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if)he/she would stand
stündehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if)he/she would stand
ständenthey · subjunctive II (would / if)they would stand
stündenthey · subjunctive II (would / if)they would stand
stehyou · commandstand!
steheyou · commandstand!
stehtyou (pl.) · commandstand! (to several)
stehnalternative

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