stillstehen

/ˈʃtɪlˌʃteːən/

verb B2

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
steht still
past
stand still
perfect
hat stillgestanden

Meaning

  1. to stand still, to be motionless

    Built from still (still, quiet) + stehen (to stand).

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Made of

  • still still, quiet
  • stehen to stand

Practice

1 What does stillstehen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches stillstehen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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