alleinstehend
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German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]alleinstehend (strong nominative masculine singular alleinstehender, not comparable)
- stand-alone, detached
- single (not married nor having a life partner)
Usage notes
[edit]- (single): The word is used chiefly referring to people beyond the age of 30. Otherwise the anglicism Single is preferred, which is used exclusively as a noun in German.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of alleinstehend (uncomparable)
Further reading
[edit]- “alleinstehend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “alleinstehend” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “alleinstehend” in Duden online