stecken

B1

to stick, be stuck

English meaning
to stick, be stuck

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stecken in a sentence

Wo ist denn mein Pass? Ich hatte ihn doch in die Handtasche gesteckt.

Where is my passport? I put it in my handbag.

Conjugation of stecken

ichstecke
dusteckst
er/sie/essteckt
wirstecken
ihrsteckt
sie/Siestecken
Simple past (er/sie/es)
steckte
Perfect
hat gesteckt

Word family

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Where stecken comes from

Das Wort ist das Resultat einer Verschmelzung von althochdeutsch stecchen „stechend festmachen“ und althochdeutsch stecchēn „festsitzen“

Words that go with stecken

Questions about stecken

How do you conjugate stecken?

Present tense: ich stecke, du steckst, er steckt, wir stecken, ihr steckt, sie stecken. Simple past: steckte. Perfect: hat gesteckt.

What does stecken mean in English?

stecken means "to stick, be stuck". For example: "Wo ist denn mein Pass? Ich hatte ihn doch in die Handtasche gesteckt." — "Where is my passport? I put it in my handbag."

What level is stecken in German?

stecken is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate.

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