unterstehen

From Middle High German understān, understēn. Compare Low German onderstaan, English understand. By surface analysis, unter- +‎ stehen.

• IPA^(key): /ʊntɐˈʃteːən/, [ʊntɐˈʃteːən]

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• Hyphenation: un‧ter‧ste‧hen

unterstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present untersteht, past tense unterstand, past participle unterstanden, past subjunctive unterstände or unterstünde, auxiliary haben)

1. (with dative) to be subordinate to

   Du unterstehst meiner Aufsicht. ― You are under my charge.

2. (reflexive) to dare, to have the audacity

   Untersteh dich! ― Don't you dare!

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʊntɐʃteːən/

unterstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht unter, past tense stand unter, past participle untergestanden, past subjunctive stände unter or stünde unter, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (intransitive) to shelter, to take shelter

   Ich stehe unter einem Dach unter. ― I take shelter under a rooftop.

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.

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