German word
stehen in German sentences
stehen means "to stand; be written; suit" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Bus steht am Bahnhof.
The bus is standing at the station.
Wir stehen nach der Pause wieder im Kreis.
We stand in a circle again after the break.
Lara steht vor dem Hotel im Regen.
Lara stands in front of the hotel in the rain.
Lara steht nicht mitten in der Tür.
Lara does not stand in the middle of the doorway.
Der Termin steht seit heute im Kalender.
The appointment has been in the calendar since today.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive stehen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.