Rede und Antwort stehen

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːdə ʊnt ˈantvɔʁt ˌʃteːən/
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Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) to answer to (to speak in defence against; to reply to in defence) [with dative ‘someone’]

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.

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