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dabeistehen

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German

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Etymology

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dabei +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daˈbaɪ̯ˌʃteːən/
  • Hyphenation: da‧bei‧ste‧hen
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Verb

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dabeistehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht dabei, past tense stand dabei, past participle dabeigestanden, past subjunctive stände dabei or stünde dabei, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to stand by

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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Further reading

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