staan

• staat (Cape Afrikaans)

From Dutch staan, from Middle Dutch stâen, from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną.

• IPA^(key): /stɑːn/

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staan (present staan, present participle staande, past participle gestaan)

1. to stand

   Jou, staan op!

   You, stand up!

From Middle Dutch stâen, from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną.

• IPA^(key): /staːn/

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• Hyphenation: staan
• Rhymes: -aːn

staan

1. (intransitive) to stand, to be upright

   Dus ik stond gisteren in de supermarkt en toen... ― So I was standing in supermarket yesterday and then...

2. (intransitive) to be, to be placed or located

   Synonyms: liggen, lopen, zitten, zijn

   In Holland staat een huis. ― In Holland there is a house.

3. (auxiliary, with te) Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of standing, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized.

   Wat sta jij daar te koken? ― What are you cooking there?

4. (intransitive) to be present, have a stand or location
5. (intransitive) to say, to be written, to be said (to be indicated in written form)

   In de grondwet staat dat het kabinet verantwoordelijk is voor het beleid en de koning onschendbaar is.

   In the constitution it says that the cabinet is responsible for governance and that the king is inviolable.

6. (intransitive) to suit, fit, befit (of clothing)

   Het staat je goed! ― It suits you!

8. (auxiliary, with te) Indicates a prospective outcome, or something that will happen in the near future

   Als hij daar naar binnen gaat, staat hem een grote verrassing te wachten.

   If he goes in there, a big surprise will be waiting for him.

Sense 7 is generally used with the verbs gebeuren, wachten, doen, and bezien.

• Afrikaans: staan
• Berbice Creole Dutch: tan
• Jersey Dutch: stân
• Negerhollands: staan, tan
• → Biak: vestan

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