anstellen

B1

employ, hire

English meaning
employ, hire
Vocabulary package
Household Appliances

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anstellen in a sentence

Können Sie bitte die Heizung anstellen?

Can you please turn on the heating?

Conjugation of anstellen

anstellen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichstelle an
dustellst an
er/sie/esstellt an
wirstellen an
ihrstellt an
sie/Siestellen an
Simple past (er/sie/es)
stellte an
Perfect
hat angestellt

Where anstellen comes from

stand bis ins 19. Jahrhundert auch für „veranstalten“

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Questions about anstellen

How do you conjugate anstellen?

Present tense: ich stelle an, du stellst an, er stellt an, wir stellen an, ihr stellt an, sie stellen an. Simple past: stellte an. Perfect: hat angestellt. anstellen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does anstellen mean in English?

anstellen means "employ, hire". For example: "Können Sie bitte die Heizung anstellen?" — "Can you please turn on the heating?"

What level is anstellen in German?

anstellen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the household appliances vocabulary.

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