auf Wache stehen / sein
to stand guard / be on watch
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In a sentence
Der Soldat steht auf Wache am Haupttor der Kaserne.
How it is used
Means 'to stand guard / be on watch' – core is being assigned to guard a location. Register: formal (military/security). Use when a soldier is stationed at a checkpoint. Note: 'stehen' emphasizes the post; 'sein' the duty.
Other verbs that go with Wache
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on sein
- an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
- in Arbeit seinto be employed
- außer Atem seinto be out of breath
- im Anmarsch seinto be on the way/approaching
- der Auffassung seinto be of the opinion that
- in Aufregung seinto be in a state of excitement
- in Bearbeitung seinto be in processing
- in Aufruhr seinto be in turmoil
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