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am Herd stehen

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German

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Verb

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am Herd stehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht am Herd, past tense stand am Herd, past participle am Herd gestanden, past subjunctive stände am Herd or stünde am Herd, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to cook, to prepare food

Usage notes

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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.

Conjugation

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