German Word Family
stehen
Learn stehen once, then see how related verbs, nouns, and compounds are built from the same root.
What to watch for
Several members are not compositional at all. verstehen is the clearest case: it is stehen with ver-, but it means to understand.
Prefixed verbs
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auf + stehen
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an + stehen
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be + stehen
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ent + stehen
- feststehen Coming soon to be certain B1 Shifted meaning
fest + stehen
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ver + stehen
Not inferable from stehen. verstehen is one of the first verbs you learn and shares nothing with standing.
- zustehen Coming soon to be entitled to B1 Not predictable
zu + stehen
- bevorstehen Coming soon to be imminent B1 Shifted meaning
bevor + stehen
Derived nouns
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stehen → der Stand
- Bestand Coming soon stock; existence B1 Shifted meaning
bestehen → der Bestand
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vorstehen → der Vorstand