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beistehen

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German

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Etymology

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bei- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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 [with dative]

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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Derived terms

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Further reading

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