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im Stau stehen

to be stuck in a traffic jam

Türkçe: trafikte sıkışıp kalmak

Noun
der Stau m.
Verb
stehen
Topic
Reise und Verkehr

Watch out. Common mistake: learners say 'im Verkehr stehen'; German uses 'Stau' for the jam itself.

In a sentence

Which form of stehen fills the gap?

Wir ____ zwei Stunden im Stau und kamen viel zu spät an.

Show the full sentence

Wir standen zwei Stunden im Stau und kamen viel zu spät an.

How it is used

Means 'to be stuck in a traffic jam'. Neutral everyday register; 'im Stau stecken' is also common. Common mistake: learners say 'im Verkehr stehen'; German uses 'Stau' for the jam itself.

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