German edit

Etymology edit

zu- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧ste‧hen

Verb edit

zustehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht zu, past tense stand zu, past participle zugestanden, past subjunctive stände zu or stünde zu, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be entitled
  2. (obsolete) to occur

Usage notes edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • zustehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zustehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zustehen” in Duden online