stå op

Danish

Etymology 1

From stå (“stand”) and op (“up”). Compare opstå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sd̥ɔ ˈʌb̥]

Verb

stå op (imperative stå op, infinitive at stå op, present tense står op, past tense stod op, perfect tense er stået op)

1. to get up, to leave a place one has been sleeping

   I weekenderne plejede hun først at stå op en halv time efter hun vågnede.

   In the weekends, she usually only got up half an hour after waking up.

2. (of celestial objects) to appear above the horizon

   Solen står snart op.

   The sun will rise soon.

3. (religion) to rise from the dead

   Jesus står op af graven.

   Jesus rises from the grave.

References

“stå op” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Also from stå (“stand”) and op (“up”), but with a different stress pattern than the former verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ɔˀ ˈʌb̥]

Verb

stå op (imperative stå op, infinitive at stå op, present tense står op, past tense stod op, perfect tense har stået op)

1. to stand, to be in a standing position

   Jeg har stået op hele dagen, og nu er jeg træt i mine ben.

   I've been standing all day, and now my legs are tired.