anstellen

/ˈanˌʃtɛlən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
stellt an
past
stellte an
perfect
hat angestellt

Meaning

  1. to hire, to employ

    Separable verb: stellen (to put/place) + prefix an-.

  2. to queue up (reflexively: sich anstellen)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

empregar

empregar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hire, to employ."

English

employ

employ is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to hire, to employ."

Practice

1 What does anstellen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Firma hat drei neue Leute ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anstellen?

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