offenstehen

== German == === Etymology === offen +‎ stehen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔfn̩ˌʃteːən/ Hyphenation: of‧fen‧ste‧hen === Verb === offenstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht offen, past tense stand offen, past participle offengestanden, past subjunctive stände offen or stünde offen, auxiliary haben or sein) to stay open ==== 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Offenstehung ==== Related terms ==== Offenstehen offenstehend, offengestanden === Further reading === “offenstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “offenstehen” in Duden online