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seinen Mann stehen

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to stand one's ground

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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