rumstehen

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German[edit]

Verb[edit]

rumstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht rum, past tense stand rum, past participle rumgestanden, past subjunctive stände rum or stünde rum, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to stand around idly

Usage notes[edit]

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.

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • rumstehen” in Duden online
  • rumstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache