May 4, 2002 16:36
22 yrs ago
German term
Diana Green
Verstehen
Non-PRO
German to English
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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
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What does this word mean, and how is it pronounced? I know that it is a German word or term.
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+11
3 mins
Mary Worby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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Fair - stay - 'n
I'm not an expert in phonetic pronunciation, but hopefully the above should give you an idea. The emphasis is on the middle syllable.
The word is the German for 'to understand' and also 'understanding'.
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-05-04 16:41:43 (GMT)
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Oops, sorry, I get so used to the German stuff that I forget how we English pronounce things! The German \'st\' is pronounced as a \'scht\', so it would be more accurate to pronounce it as \'Fair - \'schtay - \'n.
The word is the German for 'to understand' and also 'understanding'.
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-05-04 16:41:43 (GMT)
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Oops, sorry, I get so used to the German stuff that I forget how we English pronounce things! The German \'st\' is pronounced as a \'scht\', so it would be more accurate to pronounce it as \'Fair - \'schtay - \'n.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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+4
25 mins
Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
detail oriented and diligent
Works in: German to English, English to German, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
not an answer, just a note about pronunciation
maybe it would help to make it ''shtay'n, as the Englisch 'sch' could be confusing versus German 'sch', which would be more like 'sh' in English.
Karin
Karin
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Mary Worby
: Fair point, it's that German going to my head again!
7 mins
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I can just imagine ;-) I know exactly what you mean :-)
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Karina Pelech
53 mins
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John Kinory (X)
: The English 'sch' can be pronounced as in school or scheme, so 'sh' is better.
1 hr
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Sheila Hardie
3 hrs
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+6
52 mins
Alexandra Kyaw
Native in German
Native in: French 
, German
Works in: French to German, German to French, German, and 3 more.
"verstehen" means "to understand"
the word means "to understand"
and you pronounce [fair-shtayen]
1. (hören) to understand;
können Sie mich überhaupt hören? — ja, ich verstehe can you even hear me? — yes, I hear you
2. (begreifen) to understand, to see;
wenn ich recht verstehe if I understand correctly;
verstehst du?, verstanden? [do you] understand?, understood?;
verstehst du/versteht ihr/verstehen Sie? you know?, [you] see?
and you pronounce [fair-shtayen]
1. (hören) to understand;
können Sie mich überhaupt hören? — ja, ich verstehe can you even hear me? — yes, I hear you
2. (begreifen) to understand, to see;
wenn ich recht verstehe if I understand correctly;
verstehst du?, verstanden? [do you] understand?, understood?;
verstehst du/versteht ihr/verstehen Sie? you know?, [you] see?
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brute (X)
44 mins
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Olga Simon
50 mins
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Dan Schioenning Larsen
1 hr
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Sheila Hardie
2 hrs
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Erik Hansson
: Good explanation
4 hrs
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Сергей Лузан
1 day 18 hrs
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1 day 1 hr
ZOLTÁN PARRAGH
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, German to Hungarian, and 7 more.
Far - shtay - an
Sh!
+1
3 days 3 hrs
Fer-shteh-hen
im not sure but i hope its enugh
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sylvie malich (X)
: Finally, the right pronunciation ! :o)
3 days 18 hrs
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3 days 3 hrs
heres a sound file that help
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