unterstehen

B2

to report to / be subordinate / be under

English meaning
to report to / be subordinate / be under
Vocabulary package
Colleagues & Teamwork

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unterstehen in a sentence

Sie untersteht dem Direktor der Marketing-Abteilung.

She reports to the director of the marketing department.

Conjugation of unterstehen

ichunterstehe
duunterstehst
er/sie/esunterstehet
wirunterstehen
ihrunterstehet
sie/Sieunterstehen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
unterstand
Perfect
hat unterstanden

Word family

unterstehen is built from erstehen (to arise), stehen (stand) and unter (under, below). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where unterstehen comes from

etymologisch: von mittelhochdeutsch understān, understēn „zustande bringen, bewirken, bestehen, bekämpfen“, althochdeutsch untarstantan, -stān, -stān „halt machen, zukommen“, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert

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Questions about unterstehen

How do you conjugate unterstehen?

Present tense: ich unterstehe, du unterstehst, er unterstehet, wir unterstehen, ihr unterstehet, sie unterstehen. Simple past: unterstand. Perfect: hat unterstanden.

What does unterstehen mean in English?

unterstehen means "to report to / be subordinate / be under". For example: "Sie untersteht dem Direktor der Marketing-Abteilung." — "She reports to the director of the marketing department."

What level is unterstehen in German?

unterstehen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the colleagues & teamwork vocabulary.

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