German

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Etymology

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zu- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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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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Derived terms

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Further reading

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