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Staan in the Dutch Continuous |
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'Staan'
'to stand, to be standing' is a strong verb:
staan to stand |
- | stond stood |
- | gestaan stood |
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staan | to stand | |
ik sta | I'm standing | |
wij staan | we're standing | |
ik stond | I stood | |
wij stonden | we stood | |
ik heb gestaan | I have stood | |
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simple past tense | ||
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(staan) | to stand | |
ik stond | I stood, I was standing | |
jij stond | you stood | |
hij stond | he stood | |
wij stonden | we stood | |
jullie stonden | y'all stood | |
zij stonden | they stood | |
U stond | you stood | |
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present perfect tense | |
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ik heb gestaan
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I have stood, I was standing |
in de rij staan
2
3
to stand in line
Er stonden een paar mensen in de rij voor het loket
There were a few people standing in line
at the counter
achteraan in de rij
2
3
at the end of the line (row, queu)
Ik stond erbij en ik keek ernaar
2
3
I was standing by (it) and looking at it
Ik bleef erbij staan kijken
2
3
I stayed [standing around] to watch (it)
Ik bleef staan kijken
I stayed [standing around] to watch
't Is hollen of stilstaan
2
3
4
(saying)
['It's either running or standing still']
- 'When it rains, it pours'
Je wordt geflest waar je bijstaat
2
3
(saying)
'You're being cheated as you stand by,
in your presence' - bare-facedly
Ik heb nog een koffer in Berlijn staan
I still have a suitcase [standing] in Berlin
(Hildegard Knef)
Like Dutch zitten ('to sit,') staan ('to stand') is also often translated as 'to be' in English
't Staat onder water
2
It's under water, it's flooded
De straten staan blank
2
3
The streets are flooded, under water
"Mijn deur staat altijd open"
2
3
'My door [stands] is always open' (you can come in
and talk to me anytime)
't Huis staat in brand
2
The house is on fire
De auto die in brand stond
2
3
The car that was on fire
Er stond een stevige bries
2
There was a strong, constant wind (breeze)
Het huis dat te koop staat
2
3
The house that's for sale
't Staat te koop
2
3
It's for sale
Alles staat klaar
2
3
Everything is ready, all necessary things are
put in readiness
in een kwade reuk staan
2
3
(saying)
['To be in a evil smell']
- to have a bad reputation, to be tainted
Het water staat me tot de lippen
(saying)
The water [stands] comes up to my lips
- it can't go on like this
Er staat veel op het spel
There is much [in play] at stake
Hij staat altijd voor je klaar
2
Hij staat altijd klaar voor je
He's always 'there' for you,
willing and available to help you
Je staat er alleen voor
2
You're on your own, you're by yourself
't staat
2
3
often means 'it looks:'
't Staat je goed
2
3
't Staat je leuk
2
3
It looks good on you, You look good in it
(a good choice of clothes)
't Staat zo armoedig
2
3
4
[It looks so poor]
- it makes you look poor
Opgeruimd staat netjes
Cleaned up, things in their place,
out of the way looks good
Die klok staat voor
2
3
[That clock is ahead]
- that clock runs fast
't Huilen stond 'm nader dan 't lachen
2
He [stood] was closer to [crying] tears
than [laughing] laughter
"Er staat me iets van bij"
2
3
['Something of it is with me']
- 'I vaguely remember'
'Wat er staat'
2
3
['what stands there'] usually means
'What is written there' - or in
common English: 'What it says.'
Begrijp je echt wat er staat?
2
Do you really understand what it says?
Wat op 't pak staat
2
What it says on the (package) box
't Staat in de Bijbel
2
It says so in the Bible
opstaan
2
'to get up,' usually: 'get out of bed'
Ik sta elke dag vroeg op
2
I get up early every day
Hoe laat moet je opstaan?
2
What time do you need to get up?
Ben je opgestaan?
2
Did you get up?
Ik ben om zes uur opgestaan
2
I got up at 6
Niet te laat opstaan
Don't get up [too] late
Dan moet je vroeger opstaan
2
3
(saying)
['then you have to get up earlier']
- 'For that you need to do more work, be more alert etc.
met vallen en opstaan
2
3
[with falling down and getting up (again)]
- progress, but with many failures along the way
~with ups and downs
'vallen' - to fall
But: (de) opstand
2
uprising, revolt
de opstand van de gewone mensen
2
3
4
The uprising, revolt of the common people
verstaan | to hear, understand what is said | |
ik versta | I understand | |
wij verstaan | we understand | |
ik verstond | I understood | |
wij verstonden | we understood | |
ik heb verstaan | I have understood | |
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verstaan
2
'to hear, understand what is said'
Heb je 't verstaan?
Ik kan 'm niet uitstaan
Slakken staan me tegen
aanstaande
Ze boden weerstand
zelfstandig
(de) tegenstander
(de) toestand
(de) afstand
(het) bestaan
(de) omstandigheden
ontstaan
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'Did you understand what was said?'
(Ik spreek geen Nederlands
2
I don't speak Dutch)
Maar ik kan het wel verstaan
2
3
But I do understand it
Ik kan het niet goed verstaan
2
3
I don't really understand it, I can't hear very well
what is said
Ik kan je niet verstaan
2
I don't understand what you're saying
(informal 'you')
Ik kan U niet goed verstaan
I cannot hear very well what you're saying
Omdat ik het niet verstond
2
Because I didn't
(could not) hear what was said
2
3
I can't stand him, I dislike him immensely
But: Hoe hou(d) je 't uit!
2
3
4
How can you stand it! (how can you go on,
carry on, continue, stick with it, not leave)
‑>>
I'm revolted by
[the idea of eating] snails
2
3
4
'upcoming'
- also: 'intended' (marriage partner)
aanstaande vrijdag
2
3
this (coming) friday
(de) buitenstaander
2
3
outsider (de) stand
mode, setting
omstandigheden
2
3
circumstances - more
below (het) standbeeld
2
3
statue (het) standpunt
2
[standing] view-point (opinion) (de) stilstand
2
standstill
(de) wapenstilstand
2
[arms shutdown] ceasefire, truce
(de) hartstilstand
2
3
4
cardiac arrest
(de) opstand
2
uprising, revolt (de) weerstand
2
resistance weerstaan
2
3
to resist, withstand
(usually figuratively, like temptation) onweerstaanbaar
irresistable (de) staande bas
[standing] upright bass
2
They [offered resistance] resisted, fought
De weg van de minste weerstand kiezen
2
3
Choosing the [way] line of the least resistance,
the easiest option
2
['self-standing'] - independent
2
3
4
opponent, person against
(de) voorstander
2
proponent, person in favor
toestaan
2
to allow, permit niet toestaan
to disallow, not permit toegestaan
2
allowed
verboden
2
forbidden, not allowed
verboden toegang
no admittance, no trespassing, keep out!
situation; bad situation
(de) noodtoestand
2
emergency situation; state of siege
Wat een toestand!
2
3
Such a situation! What a mess!
de toestand in de wereld
2
3
'the state of the world,' what's going on
in the world
Ik word droevig
van de toestand in de wereld
2
I'm saddened by
what's going on in the world
distance
op loopafstand
within walking distance
(de) afstandsbediening
remote control
houd afstand
2
keep distance, don't come too close
2
3
'existence' - the verb
bestaan
2
3
means 'to exist,' sometimes translated as 'to be'
Ik denk dus ik besta
2
3
I think, [therefore I exist] so I am
cogito, ergo sum
Hoe bestaat 't!
2
3
[How does it exist?] How can it be, how is it
possible?
Ze leidt een teruggetrokken bestaan
2
3
She leads a withdrawn, retiring [existence]
life, she keeps to herself
Dit uitzichtsloze bestaan
2
3
This existence without prospects, hopeless existence,
this life without a (good) future
nabestaanden
2
3
surviving next-of-kin
2
3
circumstances, situation
de huidige omstandigheden
2
3
the present circumstances
onder bepaalde omstandigheden
2
3
under certain circumstances
onder welke omstandigheden
2
under which circumstances
wegens omstandigheden gesloten
2
3
closed due to (unexpected) circumstances
(de) samenloop van omstandigheden
[running together of circumstances]
- coincidence
2
3
to originate, come into being
ontstaan - ontstond - ontstaan
zitten
- liggen
- staan
- lopen
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