German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛlpstˌʃtɛndɪç/, /ˈzɛlpˌʃtɛndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʃtɛndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: selbst‧stän‧dig

Adjective

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selbstständig (strong nominative masculine singular selbstständiger, comparative selbstständiger, superlative am selbstständigsten)

  1. independent
  2. self-employed

Declension

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Adverb

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selbstständig

  1. independently
  2. on one's own, without help

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