German Phrase
Steht für Dienstag um 10 Uhr.
Meaning
The sentence means that something (a meeting, an event, a class, etc.) is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 o’clock. It is a concise, somewhat formal way to convey a fixed appointment.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to confirm or announce the date and time of an appointment in a brief, business‑like manner, especially in written notes, emails, or calendar entries.
✦Grammar Breakdown
StehtfürDienstagum10Uhr
Steht (stehen)
In this impersonal construction, 'steht' (from 'stehen') indicates that something is scheduled or set for a certain time.
für + Akkusativ
'für' governs the accusative case; here it introduces the day that the appointment is set for.
um + Zeitangabe
'um' is the standard preposition used to specify a point in time, followed by the hour and the word 'Uhr'.
Zahl + Uhr
When telling the time, the hour is given as a cardinal number followed by 'Uhr' (e.g., '10 Uhr').
🗨In Conversation
Der Workshop steht für Dienstag um 10 Uhr.
The workshop is set for Tuesday at 10 o’clock.
Super, ich trage das sofort in meinen Kalender ein.
Great, I’ll put that straight into my calendar.
✕Common Mistakes
Steht am Dienstag um 10 Uhr.
‘am’ is used with a specific day (e.g., ‘am Dienstag’), but in this impersonal construction you need ‘für’ to indicate what the appointment is set for.
Steht für Dienstag um 10:00 Uhr.
In German you normally say ‘10 Uhr’, not ‘10:00’, especially in spoken language.
Steht für Dienstag um zehn Uhr.
While spelling out the number is not wrong, in formal written German the digit ‘10’ is preferred for clarity.
↔Alternatives
Ist für Dienstag um 10 Uhr geplant.
Is planned for Tuesday at 10 o’clock.
Findet am Dienstag um 10 Uhr statt.
Takes place on Tuesday at 10 o’clock.
Der Termin ist am Dienstag um 10 Uhr.
The appointment is on Tuesday at 10 o’clock.
Cultural Tip
In German business communication the 24‑hour clock is preferred, but for times before noon it is common to hear the 12‑hour format without ‘am/pm’, e.g., ‘10 Uhr’. When writing dates, the day comes before the month (Dienstag, 12. April). Using ‘steht für’ sounds slightly formal; in casual speech people often say ‘ist am … um …’.