stellen

A1

put, place

English meaning
put, place
Vocabulary package
Carrying & Moving Things

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stellen in a sentence

Stell die Tasche rechts in die Ecke!

Put the bag in the corner on the right!

Conjugation of stellen

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

Word family

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Where stellen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch stellen, althochdeutsch stellen (belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert) < althochdeutsch stall, stal < germ. *stalla- „Standort, Platz“

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Questions about stellen

How do you conjugate stellen?

Present tense: stelle, stellst, stellt, stellen, stellt, stellen. Simple past: stellte. Perfect: hat gestellt.

What does stellen mean in English?

stellen means "put, place". For example: "Stell die Tasche rechts in die Ecke!" — "Put the bag in the corner on the right!"

What level is stellen in German?

stellen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the carrying & moving things vocabulary.

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