der Ständer
stand
A device or frame used to keep an object upright or to set it down.
EXAMPLE
Stell das Fahrrad bitte in den Ständer, damit es nicht umfällt.
Please put the bicycle in the stand so it doesn't fall over.
der Ständer
stand / boner / post
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Meanings
der Ständer
boner
Colloquial and vulgar for an erection of the male organ.
EXAMPLE
Witze über das Thema fand er pubertär, aber als er sie nackt sah, bekam er sofort einen Ständer.
He found jokes about the topic juvenile, but when he saw her naked, he immediately got a boner.
der Ständer
upright post
In construction engineering, a vertical post or support in a frame structure, for example in a half-timbered house.
EXAMPLE
Der Zimmermann ersetzte die morschen Ständer im alten Gebälk.
The carpenter replaced the rotten upright posts in the old timber framework.
Usage tips
Word structure
'Der Ständer' (the stand) is derived from the verb 'stehen' (to stand). It is a device that helps an object stand upright by itself.
EXAMPLE
Ohne den Ständer würde das Motorrad umkippen.
Without the stand, the motorcycle would tip over.
Context clue
The meaning of the word only becomes clear from context. If people are talking about objects such as bicycles or sheet music, it means a stand. In the context of construction engineering, it is a post. In conversations about the human body, it has a sexual, vulgar meaning.
EXAMPLE
Der Notenständer ist zu niedrig eingestellt.
The music stand is set too low.
Common compounds
In its main meaning, 'Ständer' (stand) is often part of compound words that describe the purpose more precisely, e.g. 'Fahrradständer' (bicycle stand), 'Wäscheständer' (drying rack), 'Notenständer' (music stand), or 'Kleiderständer' (clothes rack).
EXAMPLE
Häng deine Jacke bitte auf den Kleiderständer.
Please hang your jacket on the clothes rack.
Register: vulgar language
In the meaning 'Erektion' (erection), the word is vulgar and belongs to colloquial speech. It should absolutely be avoided in formal or polite conversations.
EXAMPLE
In der Umkleidekabine machten die Jungen darüber unanständige Witze.
In the changing room, the boys made indecent jokes about it.
Register: technical language
The meaning 'senkrechter Pfosten' (vertical post) is technical language from construction, especially timber construction and carpentry. You will rarely hear this meaning in everyday life.
EXAMPLE
Für die Reparatur des Fachwerks benötigen wir neue Ständer aus Eichenholz.
For the repair of the half-timbered structure, we need new upright posts made of oak.
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Ständer vs Pfosten
post
Pfosten and Ständer can both be vertical load-bearing elements. Pfosten is the more general term and emphasizes a single anchored structural element. In construction, Ständer is the more precise term for a vertical member within a frame structure, such as a half-timbered structure.
Ständer
Der Zimmermann setzt einen Ständer als senkrechtes Glied in den Holzrahmen.
The carpenter installs an upright post as a vertical member in the wooden frame.
Pfosten
Der Zimmermann verankert einen einzelnen Pfosten neben dem Eingang.
The carpenter anchors a single post beside the entrance.
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