German VERB B1 Rank 8712

anstehen

to queue / be coming up

anstehen – stand an – hat angestanden

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry anstehen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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anstehen vs zukommen

to approach / to be due

Both verbs can announce an upcoming task. Auf jemanden zukommen emphasizes who will personally be affected by it, often presenting it as a challenge. Anstehen presents the task more as the next item in the schedule or one that is due.

Visual example for zukommen
anstehen

Morgen steht die nächste schwierige Prüfung an.

The next difficult exam is coming up tomorrow.

zukommen

Morgen kommt eine schwierige Prüfung auf mich zu.

I have a difficult exam coming up tomorrow.

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