entstehen

/ɛntˈʃteːən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
entsteht
past
entstand
perfect
ist entstanden

Meaning

  1. to arise, to come into being, to originate

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

stammen

stammen is more about origin or ancestry, where something comes from; entstehen is more about something coming into existence — both relate to "originate."

Similar in other languages

English

develop

Close — to arise, to come into being relates to developing.

Practice

1 What does entstehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wie ist dieses Problem ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entstehen?

See also

verbirregular

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