staan

See also: Stään

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch staan.

Verb

staan (present staan, present participle staande, past participle gestaan)

  1. to stand
    Jou, staan op!
    You, stand up!

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stâen, from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staːn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

staan

  1. (intransitive) to stand, to be upright
  2. (intransitive) to be, to be placed or located
    In Holland staat een huis.
    In Holland there is a house.
    Synonyms: liggen, lopen, zitten, zijn
  3. (auxiliary, with te) Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of standing, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized.
    Wat sta jij daar te koken?
    What are you cooking there?
  4. (intransitive) to say, to indicate in a written form
    In de grondwet staat precies wie de macht heeft in een land en hoe hij of zij die moet gebruiken.
    In the constitution it says exactly who's in power in a country and how he or she must use this power.
  5. (intransitive) to suit, fit, befit (of clothing)
    Het staat je goed!
    It suits you!

Inflection

Inflection of staan (strong class 6, irregular)
infinitive staan
past singular stond
past participle gestaan
infinitive staan
gerund staan n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stastond
2nd person sing. (jij) staatstond
2nd person sing. (u) staatstond
2nd person sing. (gij) staatstondt
3rd person singular staatstond
plural staanstonden
subjunctive sing.1 stastonde
subjunctive plur.1 staanstonden
imperative sing. sta
imperative plur.1 staat
participles staandgestaan
1) Archaic.

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