German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən]
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Verb

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

  1. to stand in line, to queue

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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