rumstehen

German

Verb

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

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

Further reading

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