bevorstehen

== German == === Etymology === bevor +‎ stehen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːən] Hyphenation: be‧vor‧ste‧hen === Verb === bevorstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht bevor, past tense stand bevor, past participle bevorgestanden, past subjunctive stände bevor or stünde bevor, auxiliary haben or sein) (intransitive) to be imminent, to impend (Northern Germany) to threaten [with dative] ==== 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 === “bevorstehen” in Duden online “bevorstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache