seinen Mann stehen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

seinen Mann stehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht seinen Mann, past tense stand seinen Mann, past participle seinen Mann gestanden, past subjunctive stände seinen Mann or stünde seinen Mann, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to stand one's ground
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 418:
      Er hielt die Absätze geschlossen und sah Herrn Settembrini ebenfalls gerade an. Diesmal war es ein Gefecht. Hans Castorp stand seinen Mann.
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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

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