German VERB B1 Rank 874

entstehen

to arise

entstehen – entstand – ist entstanden

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

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entstehen vs bieten

to offer / to bid

An opportunity can entstehen (come into existence) or sich jemandem bieten (become available to someone). Entstehen describes the opportunity coming into existence; sich bieten puts the focus on its availability to a person. The key difference is whether the emphasis is on the opportunity’s emergence or on the usable possibility.

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entstehen

Durch die Absage entsteht eine freie Gelegenheit zur Teilnahme am Kurs.

The cancellation created an opportunity to take the course.

bieten

Durch die Absage bietet sich Lea die Gelegenheit, am Kurs teilzunehmen.

Lea’s opportunity to take the course arose when the cancellation came through.

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