står

Står is the present-tense form of the Danish verb at stå, meaning to stand. It describes being in an upright position, being located in a place, or existing in a standing state. The verb is intransitive in Danish and is used without a direct object, though it frequently appears with adverbs or prepositional phrases that specify location or stance. Beyond its literal sense, står occurs in many idiomatic or figurative expressions to indicate positions on issues, readiness, or availability.

Conjugation and forms: The infinitive is at stå; present tense står; past tense stod; supine ståret; past participle stået, used with have to form perfect tenses (jeg har stået). The present participle is stående, and the imperative is stå.

Usage notes and examples:

- Jeg står her. (I stand here.)

- Han står i kø. (He is standing in line.)

- Vi står til rådighed. (We stand at your disposal / we are available.)

- Hun står imod presset. (She resists the pressure.)

- De står ansigt til ansigt. (They stand face to face.)

- Jeg står op klokken seks. (I get up at six.)

Etymology: Stå traces back to the Old Danish form sta and to the Old Norse sta, with cognates across the Scandinavian languages and the Germanic root *standan-, related to the English stand and the German stehen.

See also: related Danish verbs describing position and motion, such as ligge (to lie) and gå (to go), as well as common idioms built on at stå.