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"to stand" in Dutch

staan

To stand. The Dutch for "to stand" is "staan".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to stand” is staan.

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stand; stands (2nd and 3rd person singular)

staat

Examples of "to stand" in use

There are 15 examples of the Dutch word for "to stand" being used:
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to stand (long form)

te staan
We are under his command.

We staan onder zijn bevel.
Put yourself in my position.

Ga eens in mijn schoenen staan.
saw the tall trees still standing

de hoge bomen nog zag staan
There are trees on either side of the river.

Er staan bomen aan beide kanten van de rivier.
and along my father’s garden path I saw the tall trees standing

en langs het tuinpad van m’n vader zag ik de hoge bomen staan
to guarantee

borg staan voor
Stay right there.

Blijf daar staan.
Cows and horses stand in the meadow in the summer.

Koeien en paarden staan ’s zomers in de wei.
All the instructions are on that paper.

Alle aanwijzingen staan op dat papier.

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"to stand" Practice (13)
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All the instructions are on that paper.,
and along my father’s garden path I saw the tall trees standing,
Bert walks up to a bus stop and sees another traveler standing there.,
Cows and horses stand in the meadow in the summer.,
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet.,
Put yourself in my position.,
Stay right there.,
The horses galloped to the centre of the dance floor and stood there prancing and bucking.,
There are trees on either side of the river.,
to guarantee,
to stand (long form),
Towards evening it reached a small, shabby farm hut; it was so dilapidated that it did not know to which side it would fall, and that is why it stayed up
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