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Rede und Antwort stehen
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁeːdə ʊnt ˈantvɔʁt ˌʃteːən/
de De-Rede und Antwort stehen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Verb
Rede_und_Antwort_stehen<stand,gestanden,stände:stünde.haben,sein>
de idiom to answer to to speak in defence against; to reply to in defence de dat<someone>
Usage notes
Only the auxiliary de haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, de sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.
Conjugation
Rede_und_Antwort_stehen<stand,gestanden,stände:stünde.haben,sein>
References
Redensarten-Index