Before you start
Meet dastehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
da- + stehen
- da-
- there, in that place or situation
- stehen
- to stand
To stand there, or to find oneself standing in a particular situation.
So dastehen means to stand there; to be in a particular situation.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on stehen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: da·stehen
In a main clause the prefix da splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clausePlötzlich steht er vor mir da.Suddenly, he is standing in front of me.
Subordinate clauseIch sah, dass er vor mir dastand.I saw that he was standing in front of me.
Participle: dagestandenzu-infinitive: dazustehen
Forms
How dastehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stehe da | stand da |
| du | stehst da | standest da |
| er/sie/es | steht da | stand da |
| wir | stehen da | standen da |
| ihr | steht da | standet da |
| Sie | stehen da | standen da |
Partizip II dagestanden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er steht ganz allein da.He is standing there all alone.present tense, main clause
- 2Am Ende hat er ohne Geld dagestanden.In the end, he was left without money.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie jetzt allein dasteht.I know that she is now all alone.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dastehen + der Mann
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say how the man is standing there.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He stood there alone after the partydie Party.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I arrivedankommen, the childrendas Kind, die Kinder were standing there in front of the housedas Haus.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She was standing there alone because she had no friendsder Freund, die Freunde.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The woman who is standing there is my teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not stand there in the rainder Regen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is strangeseltsam to stand there alone.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why was he standing there without shoesder Schuh, die Schuhe?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dastehen + der Junge + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When have you felt alone or out of place? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using the verb.