German

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Etymology

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offen +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔfn̩ˌʃteːən/
  • Hyphenation: of‧fen‧ste‧hen
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Verb

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offenstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht offen, past tense stand offen, past participle offengestanden, past subjunctive stände offen or stünde offen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to stay open

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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