Noun
der Ständer
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtɛndɐ/
stand (a device to hold something upright or aloft)
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plural Ständer
Meanings
Noun
- stand (a device to hold something upright or aloft)
- bicycle stand, bike rack (a device to which bicycles may be securely attached while not in use)
- kickstand (a levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden)
- kickstand (a similar folding bar to prop up a mobile phone or similar device when it is being used on a surface)
Example sentence
Die Gitarre steht auf einem Ständer neben dem Sofa.
The guitar is on a stand next to the sofa.
Word forms
singular
der Ständer
plural
die Ständer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Ständer
Accusativeden Ständer
Dativedem Ständer
Genitivedes Ständers
Plural
Nominativedie Ständer
Accusativedie Ständer
Dativeden Ständern
Genitiveder Ständer
Usage
- ein Ständer für die Gitarre — a stand for a guitar; für takes accusative
- Fahrradständer / Notenständer — a bicycle stand or rack / a music stand; compounds specify the purpose
Die Fotografin stellte die Lampe auf einen stabilen Ständer.
The photographer put the lamp on a sturdy stand.