nachstehen

German

Etymology

nach- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

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Verb

nachstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht nach, past tense stand nach, past participle nachgestanden, past subjunctive stände nach or stünde nach, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be inferior

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

  • in nichts nachstehen

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